Things have gotten really crazy on most college campuses
these days. And the focal point of the
craziness is often race. To get a taste
of what I mean, just read the
College Fix for a week. After you get past the initial shock of what colleges
now call racist, you’ll likely conclude that when
everything is
allegedly racist, then
nothing is really racist as the word loses all
meaning. And a
recent fiasco at
Georgetown
University demonstrates this
point.
Georgetown—a
truly “elite” college, ranked in the top 25 of all colleges—has a “minority fellowship program . . . designed to mentor students of color” and give them a
leg up in the real world. It is one of
many such programs at Georgetown, and
is housed in the school’s “Center for Multicultural Equity & Access.” Sidebar: It’s never enough to have programs; the
programs also need to be administered by numerous highly-paid bureaucrats, who
are usually employed through a “center,” which in turn drives up tuition and
fees, which in turn puts most students deeper in debt.
Yet I wonder how much value this minority fellowship program
actually delivers. According to the
College Fix article, “every current member” has resigned, citing, among other
complaints, that the “minority fellowship program” is guilty of racism, sexism,
classism, and elitism. A phobia was also
alleged, but I’ll focus on these complaints.
But before we begin, go ahead: soak in the irony of students at a truly elite
college complaining of elitism.
Okay, finish laughing at their expense, and let’s get down to brass tax.