The EEO.
What’s it to you?
Plenty.
Macalester won’t be the same place next year. Not 97% white, 97% middle class, 97% insulated and isolated. You’ll have to be awake.
More tension? Probably. More confrontation? Probably. More dialogue? Probably. More differing views? Without a doubt.
Concrete changes? A Black studies program. A Black house. Supplementary programs in mathematics and communication open to everyone. More financial aid across the board. Black counselors. Black professors and administrators. A Black culture series.
Problems? Racial awareness. Cultural awareness. A campus in transition. Learning. To live and let live. To get help and help out. To have your eyes open.
And there’s money. Money’s always a problem.
New Programs aren’t cheap. Not with full financial aid ($3000) to seventy-five new students. With new staff. With a new center. With a new academic program. All with the same high standards of education. Except made more flexible and individual. So everybody benefits. That costs.
That’s the hope. Maybe not for complete success, not for the first few years. Maybe just recognizing attitudes. But that’s quite a start. Just that.
How to avoid trouble? One sure way. Climb into a safe little shell.
But there’s another way. Commitment. Not charity. Commitment. Like pledging money, for a start. Someone will come by and talk to you. Give. Money’s important. The program needs it.
What’s it to you?
Plenty.
The Pledge Drive for Expanded Educational Opportunities. March 10-14 [1969].
