"Intelligently Expressing Your Opinion?" October 10th, 1995.
Chris Bowers responds to a forum held in the Wismer Parent's Lounge about distinctions between "free speech" and "hate speech." Bowers reports that the forum concluded that hate speech cannot be easily distinguished from expressing one's opinion and thus should not be banned or punished. Bowers counters the position of the forum by stating that hate speech demeans people's identities, promotes violence, and acts as a form of discrimination. Bowers encourages additional debate on the topic, urging the campus to keep the forum alive.
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Chris Bowers
The Grizzly
Ursinus College
1995-1996
pdf
English
opinion article
Ursinus' Movement Towards Diversity
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
An article that questions how culturally diverse Ursinus' campus is and promotes a visiting speaker on the subject of diversity.
Stephanie Duncan
Ursinus Grizzly
Ursinus College
Sep 22, 1998
Courtesy of The Ursinus Archives
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English
Newspaper
Ursinus College campus
A Question on Diversity
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
A "Roving Reporter" Asks Students their opinions on the diversity of the campus. In it, many of the students specify one of two different opinions, that the campus lacks diversity, or it does not, and then explain why they think so in varying levels of detail. Among those that think Ursinus College lacks diversity, they agree that it it not the College itself, but the students. While minorities aren't segregated, there are groups of students that do not stray from their respective groups. They even go into further detail, citing peoples lack of understanding of certain cultures. These students, who have a problem with the diversity(or lack thereof) on Ursinus' campus are not coincidentally the majority, showing clearly how people on campus were reacting to racial tension on campus.
Erin Gambeski and Trish Daley
The Grizzly
Ursinus College
October 28, 1996
Courtesy of the Ursinus College Archives
PNG
English
Photograph
Admission of Negro Girls Provides Difficult Situation
Outreach for black women in 1960's
This article acknowledges the difficulties for Admission to initiate inclusion of black women on Ursinus College campus. In 1968, Ursinus and its students speculate how to outreach for black women to provide inclusion and diversity on campus.
Linda Richtmyre
Archives
The Ursinus Weekly
May 23, 1968
college newspaper
English
Inclusion of diversity at Ursinus College
Race at Ursinus
Race at Ursinus
Flamer Proposal and Analysis, Minority Recruitment and Retention, 1989
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
This is a compilation of primary sources all related to Jenneen Flamer's 1989 proposals for minority recruitment and retention. Jenneen Flamer was the Admission Counselor and Minority Student Adviser at Ursinus College in 1989. The first page is a memo from Ms. Flamer to President Richard P. Richter explaining the importance of programs which foster self-identity to make minority students more comfortable on campus. The following four pages are her extended proposal of changes to implement on campus - namely for there to be four new positions to help with minority recruitment and retention. The next page is Richard Richter's analysis of Flamer's proposal, in which he supports increasing attention towards the tasks Flamer has outlined but not the addition of specific titles or new full time positions. He asks in handwritten pen at the top of his analysis for a colleague's input. This input makes up the last page. While the author of this last analysis is unknown, he or she mainly agrees with Richter's thoughts.
Ursinus College Administration of 1989
Ursinusiana Archives of Myrin Library
Ursinus College
August 30, 1989
Lorraine Zimmer, Rick DiFeliciantonio, Richard Richter, Jenneen Flamer
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Printed memo and printed responses, primary sources including penmanship on top of each document
English
text
Flamer Proposal, 1989
Ursinus College campus, 1989
Ursinus College Library Holdings in African-American Studies, 1990
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
This is a one-page memo and one-page attachment from President Richard Richter to Yvette Dennis and Audrey Wade on April 2nd of 1990 regarding the college's library holdings in African-American Studies and plans to increase these holdings. The letter is an update on Richter's meeting with Charles Jamison (Library Director) on the subject and an invitation to meet the recipients to discuss the subject further. The report drawn up by Charles Jamison outlines the 704 titles currently held as well as plans in the future to order new editions of key African-American Studies texts and a commitment to prioritize this area of collection. This effort coincides with many others under President Richter's administration to increase the college's attractiveness for African American students and other students of color.
Ursinus College Administration of 1990
Ursinusiana Archives of Myrin Library
Ursinus College
April 2, 1990
Richard P. Richter and Charles Jamison
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Printed memo and printed analysis of library holdings
English
text
African-American Studies Library Holdings, 1990
Ursinus College campus, 1990
Minutes of Minority Affairs Committee Meeting, March 23, 1989
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
A one-page typed document recounting the events of the Minority Affairs Committee's March 23, 1989 meeting. The meeting begins with a statement about the goals of the committee (to discuss matters relating to students of color at Ursinus and promote in the community "the fact that Ursinus is committed to ethnic and cultural diversity"). The specific topics covered that day included the "Ursinus Seeks Diversity" brochure, an emphasis on admissions and recruitment, means of identifying and accessing students of color in order to recruit, and the need for a revised admission statement which would include increasing the proportion of students of color as a part of the community and college-wide agenda. There is mention of the need for education campus-wide on minority issues, but not much is mentioned in the way of direct plans or deliverables.
Ursinus College Minority Affairs Committee of 1989
Ursinusiana Archives of Myrin Library
Ursinus College
March 23, 1989
Richard Richter, Anthony Branker, Doug Cameron, Jack Cobbs, Cheryl Ethengain, Houghton Kane, Debra Nolan, Lorraine Zimmer
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Direct reference to the "Ursinus Seeks Diversity" brochure
Printed single page
English
Text
Minority Affairs Committee Meeting, March 23, 1989
Ursinus College campus, 1989
Minority Student Concerns and Suggestions, 1988-1990
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
Three typed pages listing "concerns of current minority students" followed by suggestions for the following year. While exact date of creation and author are unclear, the sources were found in Richard P. Richter's 1988-1990 Minorities files, giving us a general approximation. The concerns of these students at the time include noticing obvious socioeconomic differences between themselves and other students, struggling to succeed academically during their first semester, and feeling limited to “other (Black/Hispanic) students” for social purposes. Suggestions for the following year include working to increase minority representation in the student body, a follow up to the Bridge Program beyond a student’s first year, a statement of sensitivity from the President or a Dean to aid student adjustments and differences, a scholarship targeted towards students of color, and a specific student recruiter focused on students of color. This last suggestion coincides with similar suggestions from others for new full-time roles, which President Richter seemed resistant to in previous memos.
Ursinus College Administration
Ursinusiana Archives of Myrin Library
Ursinus College
1988-1990
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Three typed pages
English
Text
Minority Student Concerns, 1988-1990
Ursinus College campus, 1988-1990
"Ursinus Seeks Diversity" brochure, 1989
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
This "Ursinus Seeks Diversity" brochure, distributed in 1989, contains a collection of lists and information which are specifically marketed towards students from diverse backgrounds (as stated on the second page: "For Students From Diverse Backgrounds: A Book of Lists"). The lists contain information on the school's fields of study, activities, student demographics, scholarships, and financial aid, among others. It also lists the names of the two Minority Student Advisers at the time: Ms. Jenneen A. Flamer and Mr. Anthony D.J. Brankar. The brochure was created in 1989 during President Richter's focus on recruitment and retention of students of color, and begins with the statement that Ursinus was founded 125 years ago with a provision in its Constitution that "no student shall be excluded on account of race or religion."
Ursinus College Administration of 1989
Ursinusiana Archives of Myrin Library
Ursinus College
1989
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This source is referenced in the Minutes of Minority Affairs Committee Meeting, March 23, 1989
4 full-color pages of a brochure
English
Ursinus Seeks Diversity, 1989
Ursinus College campus, 1989
"Admission of Negro Girls Provides Difficult Situation"
Recruitment and retention of students of color at Ursinus College
On May 23, 1968, Linda Richtmyre writes in The Ursinus Weekly
illustrating the necessity to actively acknowledge and the act of seeking after "the prospect of inclusion of any Negro girls in the next freshman class." There were difficulties seeking out such inclusion through Office of Admission. The financial aid offices of bigger universities would often offer financial grants to promote their diversity, which raised concern to students at Ursinus. The author made apparent of the difficult situation Ursinus and its students try attracting a very marginalized group of people in America: black and female. There was a concern in how the students could "recruit" black women to Ursinus.
Linda Richtmyre
The Ursinus Weekly
Ursinus College
May 23, 1968
Linda Richtmyre
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Screenshot from the Digital Commons provided by Ursinus College.
English
Newspaper
Ursinus College admission of black women
Ursinus College campus, 1968