Little Things
This piece is part of a series exploring the many manifestations of privileges and prejudices at Minerva through student stories. You can read the introduction... Read More
Racism
On Being Color Blind: Coming to Understand Racism Among Minervans
This piece is part of a series exploring the many manifestations of privileges and prejudices at Minerva through student stories. You can read the introduction... Read More
Everyone is in a Different Part of Their Journey
This piece is part of a series exploring the many manifestations of privileges and prejudices at Minerva through student stories. You can read the introduction... Read More
We Need To Talk: Culture, Ethnicity, and Race at Minerva
This piece, written by Jahnavi Jayanth from the class of 2020, addresses a problem she sees in the community regarding a segregation of voices – those heard and... Read More
If I Were Not Brown
If I were not brown,
maybe people wouldn’t interrupt me when I talk... Read More
Bowed Spine
I was toldIn Science classThat cold waterPoured into hot glassWould shatter itSo why am I surprisedThat I am a creatureOf splintered partsWhen I am an eastern ... Read More
Diversity is More than Where I am From
What is "diversity," and how does the way we talk about it influence who "belongs" and who doesn't?... Read More
Saying No to Precedent
This article is the second in a series on students' refusal to attend the upcoming Precedent talks. You can read the first piece by Amulya Pilla (M'22) here an... Read More
Precedent: Minerva begins programs to address racism
During the week of June 22, Minerva hosted Precedent, a series of four conversations between Minerva students, alumni, staff, faculty, and external guests about racism in the United States. Minerva administration celebrated Precedent as a valuable first step towards further change — its tagline is “Ideas Precede Action.” Multiple students, however, questioned the value of Precedent, including three who published their arguments on the Quest.... Read More
What Precedent could have been (but isn’t yet)
This article is the third in a series of opinion pieces on student refusal to attend the upcoming Precedent talks. You can read the first piece by Amulya Pilla... Read More