As part of our Inclusive Language Series, we are introducing some terms and resources for you to learn more about this semester in an effort to create more inclusive communities. This week’s term(s) are Triggers …
Newsletter- Residents
Maintaining Heat in Your Room
During the winter months, especially on the colder days, it’s important to be aware of your room, your residence hall, and the surrounding areas to maintain heat in the building and avoid frozen pipes. Here …
Inclusive Language Series: Identity Saliency
Identity Saliency: A social identity that one may be more conscious of holding or that plays a larger role in that person’s daily life. As humans, we all have a wide variety of social identities …
Inclusive Language Series: Defining Allyship
Allyship: what it is and what it isn’t Ally: to unite or form a connection or relation between Folks who support a marginalized community may refer to themselves as an ally. While allies are important …
House Fellow Survey Results
Dear residents, We greatly appreciated hearing from nearly 2,000 of you in our recent survey about your experience with your House Fellows. Some key findings from the survey include: 95% of students believe House Fellows …
Inclusive Language Series: Undocumented
What does the term “undocumented” mean? Immigrants Rising simply defines the term “undocumented” as all immigrants who reside in the United States without legal status. “Undocumented” is an overarching term that may include the following …
Our Favorite Places to Study
‘Tis the season for exams, projects, and papers. Studying in your room certainly has its benefits, but if you find that you want a change of scenery while you’re prepping for the end of the …
Inclusive Langauge Series: Intersectionality
What Does “Intersectionality” Mean? We all hold different identities, whether we are talking about our race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and many (many) more. Intersectionality refers to how all those individual identities mix …
Inclusive Language Series: Tone Policing
Many people are unaware of tone policing and may not recognize how it can be expressed. So, what is tone policing? According to Oxford Dictionary, tone policing is “the action or practice of criticizing the …
Inclusive Language Series: Internalized Oppression
For this week’s edition of our Inclusive Language Series, we will be taking a look at “internalized oppression.” First, we must examine what “oppression” means. Oppression is the act of a group or institutionalized entity …