“The devil is in the details, however—Leahy’s signature on the Pomona College statement does not change the reality that many undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, may soon face: mass detention and deportation.”
LTE: 20 MCAS Chairs Respond to Leahy’s Signing of DACA Statements
“We stand together with Boston College President, Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., who has signed an open letter (along with 435 other college and university presidents and chancellors) urging the continuation and expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.”
LTE: Faculty for Justice Declares Opposition to Trump Rhetoric
“We believe in the power of constructive political dialogue and the imperative to organize and act in strategic, collective ways, but we refuse to engage in dialogue or action that sanctions hate speech or bigotry in any form.”
LTE: Another Response to “Faculty FitBit Competition May Step Over the Line of Fair Play”
“I am writing in response to Donovan Recny’s article about the Walk Across Campus program and the Letter to the Editor it elicited from Jade Prickett and the Conte Force 1 team.”
LTE: A Response to “Conservatism after Trump’s Win”
If there is anything I have learned from my shock at the result of the 2016 election, it is that I have not spent enough time speaking to people who disagree with me. I failed to anticipate Trump’s victory because his supporters do not look or sound like me, but they are, decidedly, a majority–at…
Happy Thanksgiving From the Editors
The Heights’ editors give thanks.
LTE: A Response to “Not Your President?”
“Instead of condemning protesters, perhaps you could honestly consider why you didn’t feel called to attend a protest. For those who did, it wasn’t a matter of whining or protesting reality. It was a sign of solidarity and a promise to choose love over hate.”
The State of Rap
“The rappers and re-made rappers of the new generation reflect a societal shift from power-hunger to social obligation.”
The Commonness of Racism
“As a black, working-class woman, I was shocked by very little that Trump said.”