By Howard Hecht On August 24, Binghamton University’s Vice President for Student Affairs, Brian Rose, published a message on the University website regarding the now controversial, and optional, RA discussion “#StopWhitePeople2K16.” Today, after negative media attention for the event continued to gain traction, Rose provided a second message to the student body in an effort to “provide additional perspective.” “For those who were familiar with the hashtag used in the title, it was understood not…
Binghamton University’s Office of Student Affairs Supports “#StopWhitePeople2K16” RA Event, Despite its Controversial Title
By Howard Hecht On Friday, August 12, an optional conference for Binghamton University Residential Assistants entitled “#StopWhitePeople2K16” was held in an effort to “take the next step in understanding diversity, privilege, and the society we function within.” Naturally, that title garnered a significant amount of attention in a very short period of time, and before long, the University delivered an official response to concerns from those who believed the title was racist. Brian Rose, Binghamton…
“#StopWhitePeople2K16” is an Official Part of Residential Assistant Training
By Howard Hecht Racism seems to continually weigh upon both the faculty and students of Binghamton University. As a response to the apparent presence of bigotry and hatred on campus, university faculty and student groups, such as Students for Change, have worked to create a more diverse and inclusive environment on campus. The implication that comes across due to these perennial responses to perceived bigotry, however, is that Binghamton University is a very, very bad…