CDS @JHU
IN THE PRESS
Our initiative is gaining attention from the press on both a campus and national level. Read more about our advocacy and events in the following articles.
"The conversation was moderated by sophomore Kobi Khong, a member of the working group for the CDS initiative.The roundtable hosted Joyce Wang and Natalie Wang of the CDS working group, graduate student Sheharyar Imran, Associate Research Professor in the Center for Africana Studies Stuart Schrader, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Program in Latin American Studies Dr. Christy Thornton, and CRAAV’s co-founder Yumi Kim."
NPR'S MORNING EDITION
"Khong and Vanderbilt's Jack Mok belong to a national coalition of Asian American college students working to make campuses more inclusive of their community."
“Adams, [Wilson and Dixon’s] teacher, believed political science, history and the emerging academic disciplines of the late 19th century should celebrate the quote, historical progress of our race,” he said. “This legacy represents part of the inheritance of this university and outwards from Hopkins the inheritance of every major research university in the United States.” - Dr. Nathan Connolly
"Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end affirmative action in college admission processes, RIC is exploring the importance of affirmative action as a method of historical redress. During the event, presenters urged all Hopkins community members to join them by probing into the history of the University through research projects and community engagement."
"Though most majors are open to a community-engaged research component, the RIC’s new undergraduate major, Critical Diaspora Studies (CDS), makes it a central feature."
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