Year in review: espousing passion for worldly outlook
Alegra Bass
Issue date: 5/27/10 Section: World Views
This year, the World Views section aimed to depict in its coverage just how committed Union is to exposing the campus to diversity that exists here.
The school prides itself on becoming more diverse with every incoming class. Through various programs, groups, clubs, and classes, students and faculty have ample resources to learn about cultural variances.
This year Professor Michele Angrist offered "Women in the Muslim World," a course in the Political Science and Women & Gender Studies departments. The students explored not only religious variances associated with the Muslim faith, but also looked at gender differences and cultural differences in predominantly Muslim countries.
The school has witnessed various dances through performances by Bhangra, the breakdancing team, and various cultural dances originating in African and Latin American societies.
These performances give us a little more information and insight about cultures around the world.
Groups like Circulo Estudiantil Latino Americano, Black Student Union, Bhangra, Shakti, African and Latino Alliance of Students, and Asian Student Union have taken time this year to team up with Minerva houses and faculty members to provide discussions explaining and even debating various lessons in cultural perspectives. A frequent host and visitor of these events is Professor Maritza Osuna.
Although the World Views section has covered some events, we did not get to mention all of them, especially all the courses offered.
Professor Deidre Hill-Butler hosted various classes involving Africana Studies. Students explored African American culture, including its rich roots.
Beyond simply learning a language, the school is committed to teaching about French, German, Caribbean, and Hispanic cultures around the world.
There are courses throughout departments that allow students to delve deep into cultures exploring customs, native works, and history. Courses like Women in China and Japan, Asian American Film, Modern East Asia, Buddhist Ethics, the History of Mexico, Race and Revolution in the US Caribbean, and Quebec and French North America, just to name a handful, all push us to learn something new about the people around us and their origins.
Next year the school will continue to promote campus diversity by adding a new course, Culture of Respect.
The course will explore all types of diversity and ways to identify oneself. Culture of Respect will be lead by the director of the AOP Program, Philip Poczik. Pocziko has lead diversity workshops, shared stories with themes of diversity, and hosts diversity activities.
So take the challenge, whether formally in a course or informally with friends or in a new discussion. Next term, take the time to learn about someone else, their roots, their culture, their beliefs and share some of yourself, your roots, your culture, andyour beliefs.
Two first year students, Kendall Allen and Kadiatou Tubman already lead discussions in Richmond's basement every Monday from 7:30-9:30 pm. Join them or begin your own discussion group, and keep reading the World Views section when we return in the winter!
The school prides itself on becoming more diverse with every incoming class. Through various programs, groups, clubs, and classes, students and faculty have ample resources to learn about cultural variances.
This year Professor Michele Angrist offered "Women in the Muslim World," a course in the Political Science and Women & Gender Studies departments. The students explored not only religious variances associated with the Muslim faith, but also looked at gender differences and cultural differences in predominantly Muslim countries.
The school has witnessed various dances through performances by Bhangra, the breakdancing team, and various cultural dances originating in African and Latin American societies.
These performances give us a little more information and insight about cultures around the world.
Groups like Circulo Estudiantil Latino Americano, Black Student Union, Bhangra, Shakti, African and Latino Alliance of Students, and Asian Student Union have taken time this year to team up with Minerva houses and faculty members to provide discussions explaining and even debating various lessons in cultural perspectives. A frequent host and visitor of these events is Professor Maritza Osuna.
Although the World Views section has covered some events, we did not get to mention all of them, especially all the courses offered.
Professor Deidre Hill-Butler hosted various classes involving Africana Studies. Students explored African American culture, including its rich roots.
Beyond simply learning a language, the school is committed to teaching about French, German, Caribbean, and Hispanic cultures around the world.
There are courses throughout departments that allow students to delve deep into cultures exploring customs, native works, and history. Courses like Women in China and Japan, Asian American Film, Modern East Asia, Buddhist Ethics, the History of Mexico, Race and Revolution in the US Caribbean, and Quebec and French North America, just to name a handful, all push us to learn something new about the people around us and their origins.
Next year the school will continue to promote campus diversity by adding a new course, Culture of Respect.
The course will explore all types of diversity and ways to identify oneself. Culture of Respect will be lead by the director of the AOP Program, Philip Poczik. Pocziko has lead diversity workshops, shared stories with themes of diversity, and hosts diversity activities.
So take the challenge, whether formally in a course or informally with friends or in a new discussion. Next term, take the time to learn about someone else, their roots, their culture, their beliefs and share some of yourself, your roots, your culture, andyour beliefs.
Two first year students, Kendall Allen and Kadiatou Tubman already lead discussions in Richmond's basement every Monday from 7:30-9:30 pm. Join them or begin your own discussion group, and keep reading the World Views section when we return in the winter!
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