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Jason Aldean: Old ‘small towns are more righteous than cities’ trope. Performative tough guy stuff.
Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town,” which ignited controversy this week over claims that the song and its new video promote white supremacy and violence, is far from the first country song to attack cities using racist dog whistles, writes Amanda Marie Martínez of NPR. “Try That” is most clearly a descendant of…
Harvard faces civil rights complaint over its legacy admissions
The groups argue that legacy admissions, a process that gives priority in the college applications process to children of alumni or applicants related to wealthy donors, boosts white students over students of color. “The students who receive this preferential treatment — based solely on familial ties — are overwhelmingly white. Nearly 70% of donor-related applicants…
How affirmative action myths divided people of color : NPR
“Asians were standing in as proxies for white students,” says Jeff Chang, a writer and activist who has long fought for affirmative action. “That’s essentially the strategy that Ed Blum used.” That strategy, before a far right Supreme Court, would finally be a winning one for Blum. But to reach this goal, scholars like Chang say he…
Rutgers University’s Proctor Institute to Host National Convening on Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring
Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice (Proctor Institute), in collaboration with Princeton University Press (PUP) and Educational Testing Service (ETS), is proud to announce the highly anticipated convening, Revolution U: Dismantling Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring (Revolution U). The two-day event, taking place June 8 and 9, 2023 in the vibrant city of Philadelphia, PA, invites participants to…
Intercultural communication is no longer a choice but a must
by Michael Strickland International tensions around the globe seem to be an ever-increasing intensity level. At the same time, the existence of fast transportation, global media, and the world wide web, has made us more connected than ever to other people worldwide. Co-existing as well as working with the international community for economic survival means…
The Problem is So Much Larger Than Any One Incident
The release of a video depicting the fatal beating of Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, sparked protests in NYC and other cities throughout the country. Nichols was violently beaten for three minutes and killed by Memphis police officers earlier this month after a traffic stop. Five Black Memphis Police officers have been fired after an…
Bridging the Digital Divide in Idaho
by Michael Strickland Technology touches everyone, everywhere. Every household needs to have broadband access. It is no longer a luxury. But Large amounts of the population lack access to such services for internet use as well as other crucial forms of digital technology. This digital divide negatively impacts education, human connection, and job opportunities. Five…
Culture is a very complex construct
Culture is a very complex construct. It has been studied in many fields, including anthropology, psychology, sociology, and management. Each of these fields has used its own methodology and terminology, which makes an already complex construct much more difficult even to specialists. Despite its complexity or possibly because of it, often, it has been defined…
Idaho Conference on Refugees: Reflection and Analysis
The Idaho Conference on Refugees will be on February 22-23 (Wed/Thurs), 2023 at Boise State University Student Union Building (SUB). More conference information can be found on the Idaho Office for Refugees website. Student involvement for Intercultural Communication Class Write a 1000 word reflection/analysis in one of the following two ways. This will be a journal entry, no references…
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