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> Is anyone asking for this? What a disingenuous comment. I suppose I should have used a less politically charged term despite the nature of my intention. Mayb
by zebrafish 10y ago
> Is anyone asking for this? What a disingenuous comment.
I suppose I should have used a less politically charged term despite the nature of my intention. Maybe the quotation marks triggered your response. Safe space was simply a convenient term to describe:
> the First Generation Student Union, pushing for a better understanding of challenges financially disadvantaged students face.
- nikdaheratik 10y agoI kind of see your point, but OTOH, retention is a huge issue throughout higher education. Some of this is due to the expansion of college compared to the 50s and 60s, but not all. State schools have something like this, though maybe by a different name. Scholarship athletes also have direct help in order to keep their grades up to snuff, but also because a large portion of them are also first generation college students. If you have 12% or more of your first year class dropping out because of preparedness, then the institution has a big problem regardless of whether it is a state school or an ivy league. And if a high portion of that group is lower income, that's a huge black eye for some of the wealthiest and most prestigious institutions in the world.