Monday, January 26, 2009
Guanta-NO-Mo Bay!
Two days in and our newly inaugurated president makes a defining statement, closing one of our nation's staple monuments, but for all the right reasons. How can we fight terror with terror and expect to see change. I am so excited for the future of our nation, i feel we are in great hands and its amazing to know i played my part in history!
Nationwide African American Studies, To Be Or Not To Be?
My views on this subject are plain and simple. If our goal as humans is to constantly fight the never-ending fight for equality, then one should ask why just African American Studies programs? What makes an AFAM program more important than Latin American, Asian American, Native American, or even a Caucasian American Studies program? I will be one of the first to say AFAM Studies programs in public universities across the nation do need some reform. I honestly don't think they are taken as seriously as they should be. With that said, the goal again should not be to create widespread awareness for only AFAM Studies and the culture it touches on, but for all cultures that are different from our own. If a student takes a course in any of the above stated cultural studies, becoming more aware and interested, that is a win for all sub-cultures. Awareness of the diversity on our planet is a win for everyone alike, or different.
The question then becomes, how, how do we go about reforming these programs and creating interest in the student body of these public universities? I believe it starts at the top, the presidents of these universities must first take their cultural studies programs serious before their student body can even consider taking an interest in these programs. The problem is obviously not funding, with the price of school in today's day and age, funding is far from the problem. Once university presidents begin to see the importance of cultural awareness and diversity, they will likely begin to increase funding to these programs. And though it may meet widespread disapproval, possibly requiring students to take a certain number of credit hours in a cultural studies program. If private universities like Baylor and Trinity can require you to take religious studies programs, then why can't public universities require students to take credit hours in cultural studies, its not different then requiring Gen. Ed. courses like Math and English.
The question then becomes, how, how do we go about reforming these programs and creating interest in the student body of these public universities? I believe it starts at the top, the presidents of these universities must first take their cultural studies programs serious before their student body can even consider taking an interest in these programs. The problem is obviously not funding, with the price of school in today's day and age, funding is far from the problem. Once university presidents begin to see the importance of cultural awareness and diversity, they will likely begin to increase funding to these programs. And though it may meet widespread disapproval, possibly requiring students to take a certain number of credit hours in a cultural studies program. If private universities like Baylor and Trinity can require you to take religious studies programs, then why can't public universities require students to take credit hours in cultural studies, its not different then requiring Gen. Ed. courses like Math and English.
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