Another Perspective on Race
By Jennifer Chon | November 23, 1998As long as I can remember, exceptionalism has been the rule in my family. My parents struggled, against much resistance, to inculcate in me a strong sense of difference.
As long as I can remember, exceptionalism has been the rule in my family. My parents struggled, against much resistance, to inculcate in me a strong sense of difference.
Coed Fraternity Sorority Council President Matt Raben '96 and Assistant Dean of Residential Life Deb Reinders last night presented the third annual 15 Webster Avenue Award to the sisters of Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority and the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. The 15 Webster Avenue Award goes to the Greek organization whose proposal for community service is judged to be the most worthy of a $2,000 grant from the 15 Webster Avenue Fund. Sig Ep and Theta submitted a proposal to "work together in order to provide greater service to the surrounding communities" by building a jungle gym for the Family Place, a non-profit, parent-child center located in White River Junction, Vt. The committee that decides the award is comprised of Raben, Reinders, Dean of Residential Life Mary Turco, a member from each Greek sub-council and a member of the Greek Advisory Group. Suzanne Leonard '96, Theta's service chair, submitted the proposal to the committee.
Four minority graduate students in the last year of their research are at the College serving as fellows, receiving extensive support from the College as they work on their dissertations. Robert Clyne and Demetrius Eudell '89 are Thurgood Marshall Dissertation Fellows, Kevin Connelly is the Native American Dissertation Fellow and Nancy Mirabal is the Latino Dissertation Fellow. The fellowships were created to increase the number of minorities in the academic pipeline.