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GREENSBORO, NC
Anti-Racism Team seeks new members
Dylan Grayson
StaffWrker
"The Anti-Racism Team is
working on a long-range plan
for institutional change at
Guilford College," Director of
Multicultural Education Judy
Harvey said. "We are trying to
become an anti-racist institu
tion.
The Anti-Racism Team, now
in its second year, was
formed to analyze racism at
the college. It is part of
Crossroads Ministry, which
was formed in 1986 to devel
op strategies to fight institu
tionalized racism in the United
States. Harvey and Santes
Beatty, Director of African
American Affairs &
Multicultural Service, are
team members.
Last year, the team had 38
members who agreed to
serve for two to three years.
Now the team is looking for
Guilford sets new enrollment record
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Many of them have significant
work experience and can
impact the class discussion,"
Doss said.
The CCE program also gen
erates dollars for traditional
age students. The college
gets money from the state of
North Carolina for every full
time CCE student, and can
use the funds for traditional
age students.
CCE student Sidney Via is
working on a degree in psy
chology. "The best part of the
program is the faculty - the
amount of interest that they
have in helping you accom
plish what you want to do,"
Via said.
"I have seen some wonder
ful relationships develop
between CCE students and
traditional students," Richard
Zweingenhaft, a professor of
psychology, said. "They learn
from each other and develop
lasting experiences."
new members. Applications
are due Feb 16.
"As a white person, I had a
lot to learn from being on the
Anti-Racism Team: the histor
ical roots of oppression, the
continuing effects racism has
on the world we live in, and
most importantly, how I bene
fit from the inherent racism
encouraged by and practiced
in our country's institutions,"
said senior Carrie Brady, who
has been on the team both
this year and last year.
Harvey has larger goals for
the team this year. She
emphasizes focusing on
racism at the college.
"Even though Guilford has a
Quaker heritage and Quakers
are historically interested in
issues of justice, we can't
assume that we don't have
issues with racism at
Guilford," Harvey said. "Now
we are trying to understand
"It's a great institution," Via
said. "They cater the pro
grams to evening students. I
don't feel like an after
thought."
However, despite success of
the CCE
program,
which
seeks to
accom
modate
the stu
dents with
a user
friendly
schedule,
many pro
fessors
feel incon
venienced.
Zweigenhaft's Class, Race,
and Gender class was
designed to be taught three
days per week, but is taught
only once per week as a night
course. "I'm not able to do
nearly as much during the
night course," Zweigenhaft
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how racism functions at
Guilford specifically and
develop a 20 - 30 year plan
that will help us address
racism."
Brady is pleased about the
team's potential for growth.
"I am incredibly excited to
see the potential for team
growth with this application
process and forsee anti
racism efforts to be instru
mental to Guilford's success
as a Quaker institution in the
future," Brady said.
The team sponsors Anti-
Racism forums throughout
the semester, and they began
a two-credit seminar last
semester. The seminar is held
every Monday. Last semester,
eight students enrolled in the
seminar; this semester, 14.
The seminar is open to any
one who completes one of the
two half-day Anti-Racism
workshops, and wants to con-
said. He also pointed out that
if one school day is cancelled
because of inclement weath
er, an entire week of class
time is lost.
According to some students,
"The best part of the
program is the faculty -
the amount of interest
that they have in help
ing you accomplish
what you want to do."
~ CCE student Sidney Via
classroom dynamics might
change with the addition of
more CCE students.
Teachers often lower their
expectations, which isn't nec
essarily a bad thing," Villette
said. "Last semester I took a
night class with mostly CCE
students, and it was really laid
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tinue to study those ideas.
"We come together as col
leagues to push our own
thinking and deepen our
understanding of how racism
works and our part in it,"
Harvey said.
Students in this semester's
seminar are excited about the
experience.
"I'm looking forward to
learning more about gate
keeping and about solving
problems of racism in our
country," first-year Leanna
Would you like to become a member?
New team members should be able to make a 2-3 year
commitment, beginning with training on March 18.
We will be working to overcome a barely acknowledged
and rarely confronted national history of racial injustice, the
continuing effects of which conspire to perpetuate racial
inequality, institutional stagnation and human suffering.
Will you consider joining us in this important work?
Applications are due February 16, 2004.
For more information, contact Judy Harvey at 316-2443.
back, with students interact
ing more with the professor
and generally more engaged
in their work."
Zweigenhaft said that there
is also a concern that without
limiting the amount of CCE
students enrolled, traditional
students have difficulty get-
ting into class
es. The hiring
of more part
time and
tenured pro
fessors must
be factored
into the
already
strained budg
et
"Institutionally,
there s a ques
tion of balance," Zweigenhaft
said of the hiring issue.
The college's overall head
count has steadily increased
in the past four years. It was
1,255 in 2000, 1,490 in 2001,
and then reached 1,801 in
2002.
Traditional-age spring enroll-
FEB 13. 2004
Landry said.
"I am taking the anti-racism
seminar to continue a focused
dialogue on an issue that is so
important to our society as a
whole and also to take away
ideas on how to generate pos
itive discussions surrounding
race in a classroom setting
senior Sarah Marshall said.
Those who want more infor
mation on the Anti-Racism
team, forums, or seminar
should contact Harvey at 316-
2443.
ment, a record 1,046 stu
dents, surpassed the 1999
record of 1,045 students.
Early College enrollment has
a projected increase of 50
students in the fall semester,
but the school's population
will never exceed 200 stu
dents.
Principal of Early College
Tony Burks II said, "The chal
lenge of a school such as
ours is to strike the right bal
ance with size. We need to
be large enough to have the
essential staff, yet small
enough to maintain the level
of interaction and personal
ization that are the hallmarks
of smaller schools."
"It's rewarding to be a part of
the state 's oldest adult
degree program and see that
program appreciated more
than ever by students in the
Triad," Stevens said.
The next adult degree infor
mation session is March 9 in
Bryan Jr. Auditorium. The
CCE program is accepting
seating reservations by phone
at 316-2179.