NEWS
Communications professor receives inclusion award
Dr. Matthew Telleen, assistant professor of communications, recently received the Faculty Award for Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion for his promotion of fair treatment of all individuals while teaching at Elizabethtown College. “Diversity and inclusion have been an important part of my life,” Telleen said. Growing up with culturally aware parents and a sister adopted
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Board of Trustees discusses comprehensive fee at winter business meeting
A 4.25 percent increase in the comprehensive fee and the prospect of change for the future. The combination of those two things makes me consider the final outcome of the Board of Trustees meeting a small victory, or at the very least an indirect compromise, for the students. Given the circumstances, these results are steps
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President Strikwerda distributes email concerning budget for 2015-16 academic year, upcoming changes
On Friday, Jan. 23, students received an email from Elizabethtown College President Carl Strikwerda announcing that the 2015-2016 budget is under review. The email, which contained information already shared with staff and faculty members over winter break, informed students that there will be changes in some budget areas to guarantee “continued financial stability” at Etown.
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CAMPUS LIFE
McDonald responds to diversity editorial
Contrary to the allegations of the Anti-Defamation League and the Etownian (2/2) editorial, the H.L Mencken Club engages in serious academic and intellectual discussions as opposed to racially-charged venting. The racist label is hurled at this group by those who prefer silencing those deemed politically incorrect rather than considering the merits of their arguments. As
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Professor responds to racist allegations
Having spent thirty years writing on the topic that Mr. Benincasa presumes to address, I am appalled by his inability to explain what the term “multiculturalism” means. This is particularly unsettling, given the fact that anyone who questions Benincasa’s understanding of this unexplained concept, including the majority of the student senate that voted against the
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Trustee affirms “commitment to diversity”
As a member of the Board of Trustees, I applaud the Etownian for its recent editorial calling on the College to take seriously its stated commitment to diversity and inclusion of all students. But I do not agree with the alarming statement that Elizabethtown College is “not ready for diversity.” I also do not accept
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