As diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education are being targeted by President Donald Trump, how does Cornell's guiding principles of "any person, any study" position it as the leader of DEI defense? In his first-ever Sun piece, Columnist Paul Caruso argues that as one of the first universities in the nation (and notably the first Ivy League) to admit Black Americans and women, it is in our DNA to defend our community tooth and nail.
In mid-March, Christian pastors and apologists (i.e. defenders of Christianity) Cliffe and Stuart Knecthle came to campus, the closest thing to Socrates in Plato’s dialogues coming to fruition. Hundreds of students, not just from Cornell but from all over, gathered together in the center of campus not to hear someone drone on about their worldview but for dialogue.
Many Israelis, Palestinians and diaspora Jews have long believed in open dialogue and collaboration as a path to peace. However, the landscape shifted dramatically following the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and the war that followed, challenging long-standing efforts for peace. The rise in hostility made it impossible to continue these conversations.
As Trump continues to annihilate American democracy by asserting that the truth is what he says it is, morality is what he says it is, law is what he says it is, and the Constitution means what he says it means, shouldn’t we be able to rely on the administrators leading our universities to stand with us? To protect us? Sadly, that’s not happening.
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