College Education: It seems I've been operating under a cloud of misinformation for quite some time

By Guest Column -- Alice Vann —— Bio and Archives May 21, 2017

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It seems I've been operating under a cloud of misinformation for quite some time. I thought that one of the benefits of a college degree was the exposure of young people to new ideas, new cultures, new people. I thought college would teach them some independence, open their minds and maybe even give them a marketable skill. Yet, in what seems to be a growing trend on college campuses, there are segregated dorms, safe zones, and "no whites allowed" places. I ask, what is the lesson in that? We are not teaching tolerance and understanding. We are not teaching how to learn to get along. As a side note, on the SAT application, whites and middle eastern are one category (which is another subject for another day). So, are people of middle eastern decent prohibited wherever whites are banned? I find it shameful, after all the heartache we suffered in the 60s over segregation, that we are now falling backward. I question the legality of taxpayer funded institutions using dollars to promote segregation, and it is interesting that students find this acceptable.