Beyond the Rhetoric Part II: The Numbers Don’t Lie
Guest ContributorLast week the Daily Princetonian published an op-ed by members of the Latino Graduate Student Association, Graduate Women of Color Caucus, and Black Graduate Caucus on the Graduate School’s recent decision to restructure the Office of Academic Affairs and Diversityand, effectively, deprioritize issues of diversity at the graduate level.While some may disagree with the tone of the article, its central premise remains: Recent changes in the organizational structure of the Graduate School significantly damage underrepresented students’ faith in the current administration's ability to increase minority representation and improve campus climate. Persons of color are underrepresented at all levels of the Graduate School.