Signing the following petition shows support for the approval of my Latinx Studies Independent Concentration. After various meetings with university faculty, administrators, and review by committee, my proposal was rejected. This is only adds to the mounting body of evidence displaying Princeton University's lack of dedication and allocation of resources for initiatives that promote a more inclusive Princeton experience and that improve the experiences of students of color on campus.
Not only were their suggestions unfounded [a professor has already agreed to be my JP advisor for the next year and existing departments have told me that my work cannot be fully supported by their resources], but their response shows a common answer to all concerns surrounding Latinx Studies brought to attention.
What is "sufficient to constitute an independent concentration," Princeton?
What are the "factors" and "adjustments" you consider necessary for me to make?
I call for another review of my proposal-- this time-- with a in-person meeting in which I can fully defend my academic pursuits. Check out my proposal here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Uk8f-6FSy_UOL...
Please fill out this petition and spread widely!
Additionally, please fill out this survey to give your thoughts on the current Program in Latino Studies: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X0ukZapuN1HpDuZGs...
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Reached 250 supporters
May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016
The committee needs to see 250 names on this page before they will even consider a second look at my proposal. Please circulate this link through your group chats so we can hit that target and force them to look me in the eye.
Reached 100 supporters
May 6, 2016
May 4, 2016
Watching the signature count climb reminds me that I am not alone in demanding a real academic home for our history here. We are almost at one hundred signatures and hitting that mark will prove the administration cannot keep ignoring my proposal. Please blast this link to your group chats so we can reach that threshold today.
53 Comments
Seriously, Princeton? Schools that are less than a quarter your size and have no where near the same $$ endowment manage to have Latinx studies departments. I'm pretty sure you have the resources to make this happen if you actually cared.
I think it's valid for Princeton to want all of their students' scholarship to be grounded in a methodological approach -- but then why do we have departments like Near Eastern Studies, Slavic Studies, and East Asian Studies? If interdisciplinary regional studies are legitimate to be majors than why is Latinx studies not good enough for that reason?
Princeton does not deserve the title of the number one university in the country. By not approving this independent concentration, Princeton is erasing the history of Latinx people. Why doesn't the university work on getting better resources for our community? Princeton get with the program.
This certificate program is grossly underfunded and has very few permanent faculty. The University needs to take Latinx studies seriously and increase funding, hire more faculty, and make it a concentration!! It is overdue..
I, a biracial Indian and Peruvian student at Emory University, believes a Latinx Studies concentration is absolutely crucial. It affirms us that yes, we matter, and yes, we, as well as our ancestors, are important and cared for. Denial of this study is denial of our people and everything we're created from. Please create this at Princeton.
You got this Arlene!
Dartmouth College Association of Latino Alumni
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Signing the following petition shows support for the approval of my Latinx Studies Independent Concentration. After various meetings with university faculty, administrators, and review by committee, my proposal was rejected. This is only adds to the mounting body of evidence displaying Princeton University's lack of dedication and allocation of resources for initiatives that promote a more inclusive Princeton experience and that improve the experiences of students of color on campus.
Not only were their suggestions unfounded [a professor has already agreed to be my JP advisor for the next year and existing departments have told me that my work cannot be fully supported by their resources], but their response shows a common answer to all concerns surrounding Latinx Studies brought to attention.
What is "sufficient to constitute an independent concentration," Princeton?
What are the "factors" and "adjustments" you consider necessary for me to make?
I call for another review of my proposal-- this time-- with a in-person meeting in which I can fully defend my academic pursuits. Check out my proposal here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15Uk8f-6FSy_UOL...
Please fill out this petition and spread widely!
Additionally, please fill out this survey to give your thoughts on the current Program in Latino Studies: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X0ukZapuN1HpDuZGs...
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016
The committee needs to see 250 names on this page before they will even consider a second look at my proposal. Please circulate this link through your group chats so we can hit that target and force them to look me in the eye.
Reached 100 supporters
May 6, 2016
May 4, 2016
Watching the signature count climb reminds me that I am not alone in demanding a real academic home for our history here. We are almost at one hundred signatures and hitting that mark will prove the administration cannot keep ignoring my proposal. Please blast this link to your group chats so we can reach that threshold today.
53 Comments
I was initially willing to give the University the benefit of the doubt here, but when Arlene told me how little guidance she was given by the committee in crafting a proposal (which they could then summarily reject) I was stunned. This isn't just about silencing Arlene and other POC (though it's that too), it's about Princeton being academically inflexible in general.
Seriously, Princeton? Schools that are less than a quarter your size and have no where near the same $$ endowment manage to have Latinx studies departments. I'm pretty sure you have the resources to make this happen if you actually cared.
I think it's valid for Princeton to want all of their students' scholarship to be grounded in a methodological approach -- but then why do we have departments like Near Eastern Studies, Slavic Studies, and East Asian Studies? If interdisciplinary regional studies are legitimate to be majors than why is Latinx studies not good enough for that reason?
Princeton does not deserve the title of the number one university in the country. By not approving this independent concentration, Princeton is erasing the history of Latinx people. Why doesn't the university work on getting better resources for our community? Princeton get with the program.
This certificate program is grossly underfunded and has very few permanent faculty. The University needs to take Latinx studies seriously and increase funding, hire more faculty, and make it a concentration!! It is overdue..
I, a biracial Indian and Peruvian student at Emory University, believes a Latinx Studies concentration is absolutely crucial. It affirms us that yes, we matter, and yes, we, as well as our ancestors, are important and cared for. Denial of this study is denial of our people and everything we're created from. Please create this at Princeton.
You got this Arlene!
Dartmouth College Association of Latino Alumni
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I was initially willing to give the University the benefit of the doubt here, but when Arlene told me how little guidance she was given by the committee in crafting a proposal (which they could then summarily reject) I was stunned. This isn't just about silencing Arlene and other POC (though it's that too), it's about Princeton being academically inflexible in general.