Category: Erasure

The college bribery scandal comes a shock to some because of the lengths parents of wealthy children go to make sure their children take every opportunity, even if it they don’t have the necessary qualifications. For a long time, research has focused on how tests like the SAT and ACT aren’t proxies for intelligence or merit but rather a…

“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth” -George Orwell This week’s elections have been the topic of discussion since 2016 when Trump was elected. Democrats, social justice warriors and other constituents felt midterms were the time to shift political power from the hands of Republicans into the hands of…

“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth” -George Orwell On October 28, 2018, Vanderbilt University hosted a conference that culminated in a lecture titled, “No Longer Silent: Underrepresented Narratives in Sexual Violence,” presented by Dr. Anita Hill. Her lecture is very appropriately timed, falling just a few weeks after the…

“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth” -George Orwell Often times, when learning about the history of the Americas or even the world, the histories of black and brown people are deprioritized, delegitimized and ultimately erased from contemporary understandings of our yesteryears. The consistent erasure of black and brown…

“The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth” -George Orwell During former President Obama’s terms as President, one challenge he faced was in education as it relates to transgender students and their ability to comfortably use school bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity. Many opponents of the President cited…