558 research outputs found
The T.C. Report: Change at Denison referendum
No full textReport prepared for the Trustees, Administration, Faculty and Students addressing common questions and concerns people may have about the efforts to increase racial equality at Denison. Compiled by: Alan Bedford, Jed Dickinson, Hank Durand, Pete Reilly, Tom Robinson, Jim Serianni, John Stapleford and Stu White
Why is there a Systematic Attempt to remove Black people at Denison UniversityΓ
No full textA handwritten outline of the author\u27s observations on why there is a systematic attempt to remove black people at Denison University. No name or date
\u27You Shall worship God on This Mountain\u27: A Theological Reading of Discrimination & Dehumanization at Denison
No full textThis article examines protests against prejudice on Denison\u27s campus in 2007 through the theological perspectives of M. Douglas Meeks and Jurgen Moltmann. The author argues that these two theologians offer pieces of a theology that can categorize the experiences at Denison during that time. First, Meeks thinks of communities as households that are asked to work as loving and supportive families. Meeks also asks Christians to remember the triune God and to use the example of that relationship three persons in one, all working in community for the love of others to serve as a model for their own relationships. Moltmann\u27s theology is an eschatological theology of hope. According to him, the promises of God are always out in front of humanity, and it must constantly strive to make those promises a part of life. Human actions should be defined by the ever-present and ever-increasing promises of God. To act in accordance with those promises, is to create the kingdom of God on earth. This means radically redefining the way society functions to value every human life and show it the dignity it deserves. Toler claims that both of these theologies were in use during the time of the protests against prejudice on Denison\u27s campus in 2007, and challenges students, faculty, and staff to continue to allow these theologies to motivate their actions
Response to anonymous complaint
No full textLetter disapproving of an anonymous letter that criticized the way blacks are treated at Denison University. Throughout this letter there are handwritten notes commenting on its content and correcting grammatical and typing errors. Author\u27s name has been whited out
Letter from alumnus to Joel T. Smith regarding Black Student Union demands
No full textA copy of a letter to President Joel T. Smith from a concerned alumnus. He reminds the president that youth is inherently a period of rebellion against authority and of radicalism. He criticizes Denison for its support of the Black Student Union demands. He warns that if Denison succumbs to this \u27black blackmail\u27 I will never give another dime to the University. It is typed on business letterhead and is carbon copied to Calvin E. Prine. info C. Henderson is written in the top left in red ink. It is dated January 26, 1970. Author\u27s name and letterhead have been redacted
Karen Wheeler Oral History
No full textMs. Wheeler begins her oral history by describing the high schools she attended, their socio-economic and cultural characteristics, and her extracurricular activities. She tells the story of how she decided to attend Denison. Ms. Wheeler discusses her expectations of coming to Denison, and expresses surprise at some of the racial challenges in the fall of her freshman year. She talks about her time at Denison being in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Bakke case, concerning affirmative action in higher education admissions, and Ms. Wheeler speaks highly of Denison President Good’s support for an inclusive admissions approach. She discusses some of the implications of the shift in power nationally from Democrats to Republicans. She recalls being somewhat surprised at the amount of wealth on campus, as indicated by the kinds of cars some students drove. Ms. Wheeler describes the numerous organizations and activities she was involved in at Denison. She contrasts her own comfort at being in an environment like Denison with the experience of some other African American students who decided to leave the university. Ms. Wheeler describes the different nature of black student protest in the early ‘80’s versus the late 60’s and early ‘70’s. She speculates that her generation was able to take a less confrontational approach because they had a generally supportive administration in Dr. Good. Ms. Wheeler goes on to credit Dr. Good for his leadership in the South African student exchange program. She describes the power of the Black community at Denison as being significant, building on the efforts and legacy of earlier Denison students. Ms. Wheeler discusses the strengths and weaknesses of bringing the BSU and DISA (Denison International Students Association? under the rubric of the Multiculturalism Office. She observes that since the ‘80’s, Denison shifted it’s student recruitment strategy, resulting in a different demographic profile of many Denison students, which may have had implications for some of the subsequent racial incidents or intergroup conflicts. Ms. Wheeler talks of the BSU as a safe place, a home, and a hub of social and community activities, and elaborates on the BSU’s concerns with recruitment and retention of African American faculty. She characterizes the BSU’s ideology in the early ‘80’s as liberal, in the sense of using conventional methods to bring about social change. Ms. Wheeler shares her opinions on some of the writings in The Vanguard and Black Rage. She recounts author Tony Cade Bambara’s visit to Denison and the influence she had on Ms. Wheeler to this day as an educator. Ms. Wheeler talks of being a student who wondered whether there was disparate treatment of black and white students by the administration in certain matters. She credits black student efforts of the early ‘80’s with helping prod the university to improve with respect to minority faculty recruitment and retention, as well as staff in student life and admissions. And Ms. Wheeler discusses dangers of an attitude shift in the university environment, away from direct negative responses or incidents, and toward an attitude that things are now equal and that there is no further need for redress
Land of the Free, Home of the Racist: Exploring the Narrative of America’s Racial Prejudice
No full text“Land of the Free, Home of the Racist: Exploring the Narrative of America’s Racial Prejudice” by Jillian Fox, ’19. Fox uses a racist incident that occurred at Denison University in the late 1970s to explore the work of womanist theologian and Denison University graduate Kelly Brown Douglas. After recounting the incident, she explores Douglas’ response at the time as well as her later work, much of which stems from ancient notions of national exceptionalism, ethnocentrism, and white racial pride. Fox continues to discuss the implications of exceptionalism as it pertains to Manifest Destiny, which the author in turn connects to current racial attitudes, divides, and injustices in the United States. Fox concludes with an exhortation to overturn the white supremacy that has so harmed black people as well as those who do not conform to the royal consciousness, against which God must be situated
Expression of possession in English: The significance of the right edge:Structural factors
No full textExpression of possession in English: The significance of the right edge:Structural factors
No full textExplanatory Pervasion and the Unity of Science
No full textThe philosophy of science has seen a range of theories since the radical introduction of reductionism as an offshoot of the logical positivists. This author argues that while the various sciences may not be unified by law, there is every reason to believe that they are unified by explanation. In essence, Alan Garfinkel and David Owens are judged to be less convincing that the arguments given by Karen Neander and Peter Menzies. The author shows the insufficiency of Garfinkel’s attempt to illustrate the missing link between macro and micro explanation in the theory of explanatory pervasion. The author then supports Neander et al., who disagree with Owens over the arguments against agglomerativity and transitivity. They offer an alternative understanding of the Aristotelian example, as well a better argument against transitivity, hinging on the difference between causal relevance and explanatory relevance. Thus, the author supports Neander and Menzies’s weaker formulation of explanatory pervasion
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