Why Black Harvard Won’t Speak Up For Chanequa

[tld221]

Also not a fan of the name or the spelling. If I was in the same position, I wouldve kept my mouth shut.

From similar experiences in my UG days, you can fight for what you want but at the end of the day, administration can have their way and next thing you know YOU'RE the one not graduating.

So what happens now to Chanequa? She doesn't graduate? How does she finish her schooling? Who is in her corner to defend her innocence?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by tld221

Also not a fan of the name or the spelling. If I was in the same position, I wouldve kept my mouth shut.

From similar experiences in my UG days, you can fight for what you want but at the end of the day, administration can have their way and next thing you know YOU'RE the one not graduating.

So what happens now to Chanequa? She doesn't graduate? How does she finish her schooling? Who is in her corner to defend her innocence?

I'd imagine her attorney is in her corner to defend her innocence...possibly her family as well.

I don't blame the groups at Harvard for not speaking out - if you're going to make a statement on campus, you have to choose your words carefully so that the administration will be more likely to listen to you. You don't want to become one of those public interest groups that just blindly speaks out against administration actions (like the "Cause Heads" in the movie "PCU").

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by tld221

So what happens now to Chanequa? She doesn't graduate? How does she finish her schooling? Who is in her corner to defend her innocence?

She finished all of her classes; she was prevented from coming on campus. Apparently, she'll receive her diploma in a few weeks.

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I don't blame the groups at Harvard for not speaking out - if you're going to make a statement on campus, you have to choose your words carefully so that the administration will be more likely to listen to you. You don't want to become one of those public interest groups that just blindly speaks out against administration actions (like the "Cause Heads" in the movie "PCU").

Ahhh, the Cause Heads. I remember them quite fondly from my college days. I wonder if, because of the economy, students who would normally speak out aren't because jobs are harder to come by. Also, what you say once, because of the Internet, can follow you for years. So glad I'm not in college now!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

She finished all of her classes; she was prevented from coming on campus. Apparently, she'll receive her diploma in a few weeks.

If this is true, I don't see a huge problem.

Silence is golden and it's great that the Black faculty and students at Harvard are choosing to be rich.