These were not simply empty calls for diversity measures, there was a clear financial commitment that underlaid and thus substantiated the desire to make the university look different. After hearing out student demands, the chancellor worked to make substantial changes to university policy, introducing programs such as Opportunity Vanderbilt and “ creat the role of vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer”. The implementation of such outreach strategies did not exist in a vacuum, though, as Chancellor Zeppos realized that students being brought to Vanderbilt from across the country were not enough. This “nationalized identity,” was the result of extensive diversity and national outreach measures implemented by our former Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos. Many faculty members have recounted to me that Vanderbilt only recently acquired its identity as a competitive national school, like its southern elite peers Rice University and Duke University. Vanderbilt itself, however, was far from the “safe haven” from the discrimination I was told it would be. Yet, the city’s extensive comfort food offerings, Southern hospitality and vibrant minority communities made it easier for me to adjust to any regional culture shock. I could not ignore the fact thousands of unmasked people milled around during the pre-vaccine height of the pandemic. The city certainly lives up to the stereotypes of being a patron of country music, as well as the more negative stereotypes. Nashville itself was nothing like what I had expected. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.Editor’s Note: This piece contains a brief mention of suicide and sexual assault.Īs a rising high school senior from Arizona, I visited Vanderbilt ready to experience the realities of racism I had heard so much about in regard to the American South. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers
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