make up 13 percent of the U.S.
population, they only make up
1.5 percent of the University’s
student population.
“We
are
a
very
underrepresented
demographic,”
Strup
said.
“What the University might
want to consider is trying
to
recruit
more
military
personnel to pursue a life here
at Michigan after they get out.”
Robert Kraynak is a first-
year graduate student pursuing
both an MBA from the School
of Business and an M.S. in the
School of Natural Resources.
Kraynak served in the Navy
from 2007 to 2015. He was
deployed to Afghanistan twice.
Kraynak said he had a
positive
experience
with
Veterans Affairs in the Ann
Arbor area.
“The VA in Ann Arbor is
fantastic,” Krayter said. “I’ve
been very impressed.”
The panelists stressed that
misconceptions
regarding
veterans
are
harmful
and
inaccurate. Strup said one of
the most damaging notion
ascribed to veterans is that
they are warmongers, and
having that reputation — which
he said is skewed from the
reality — is detrimental to both
the troops and their cause.
“The majority of the veterans
I know abhor war,” Strup said.
“We hate violence. We just
understand that sometimes it’s
a unfortunate unnecessary evil
in the world.”
Strup said more often than
not
veterans
are
pacifists,
particularly after returning
from war.
“I think there are a lot of
false stereotypes about the
military,” Strup said.
Greene
echoed
Strup’s
points,
also
noting
that
veterans tend to be more laid
back than their traditional
characterization.
“Civilians think that we’re
all crazy hard-asses,” Greene
said. “ I think most of us are
pretty open and generally laid
back. You never want to label
someone an angry person.”
Social Work student Monica
Flores served in San Diego as
an air traffic controller from
2001 to 2010. As a woman,
Flores
said
she
is
rarely
recognized as being a veteran,
and said she is often asked if
she was inquiring for services
for a brother or father.
Kraynak
said
the
oversexualization of war in
the media acts as a machine
for
these
misconceptions,
citing the 2008 film “The Hurt
Locker,” a drama based on the
Iraq war. He added that the
unglamorous areas of military
service, which account for a
majority of deployed service
are underrepresented in the
media.
“ ‘The Hurt Locker’ is
supposed to be a representation
of my community,” Kraynak
said. “They really gloss over all
the times you’re sitting around
playing euchre.”
Kraynak
said
though
negative
stereotypes
are
common,
excessive
glorification of veterans is
another form of misconception.
“There are so many different
ways to serve — not just your
country but the people around
you,” Kraynak said. “Don’t put
us on a pedestal, there’s no
need to. We volunteered for
something, we served, did great
things — maybe sometimes we
didn’t do great things — we’re
human.”
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Town hall
with diplomat
WHAT: A public town
hall lecture and luncheon
will be hosted in honor of
Louise Taylor, a former
U.S. diplomat of more than
30 years.
WHEN: Today from 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan
Union, Ballroom
Detroit lecture
WHAT: A talk by Prof.
June Manning Thomas
about what city leaders
and urban planners have
wished to redevelop in
Detroit since the 1950s.
WHO: Osher Lifelong
Learning Institute
WHEN: Today from
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Rave Theater,
4100 Carpenter Road
The cause of death for
Lieutenant
“GI
Joe”
Gliniewicz of Fox Lake,
Illinois was determined
a suicide, The Chicago Tribune
reported. The officer faked
his death to cover evidence of
corruption. The manhunt for
his killers reached $300,000.
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Veterans of
color reception
WHAT: A discussion and
reflection on diversity
in the military featuring
reflections from veterans
of color.
WHO: Veteran and
Military Services
WHEN: Today from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan
Union, Anderson Room
Jackie Biskupski was
elected
Utah’s
first
openly
gay
mayor,
The Salt Lake Tribune
reported.
Tuesday’s
vote
tallies
showed
Biskupski
defeated Salt Lake’s two-
term Mayor Ralph Becker 52
to 47.8 percent, respectively.
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Jewish name
changing
WHAT: A disproportionate
number of name changes
approved in New York City
in the 1940s and 1950s were
submitted by Jews. This
talk explores why.
WHO: Frankel Institute for
Judaic Studies
WHEN: Today from 12:15
p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
WHERE: 202 S. Thayer
Justin Torres
Q&A
WHAT: The Helen Zell
Visitng Writers Series is
sponsoring a discussion
with author Justin Torres.
Torres is the author of
acclaimed novel “We The
Animals.”
WHEN: Today from 2
p.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Angell Hall,
Hopwood Room
TUESDAY:
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Diversity
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WHAT: An interactive
diversity, equity and inclu-
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raise awareness about
diversity in the workplace.
WHO: Office of Diversity,
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WHEN: Today from
9 a.m to 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Michigan
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Violin concert
WHAT: Sponsored by the
Gifts of Art, the Baroque &
Romantic Violin Favorites,
will featue School of Music,
Theatre & Dance students.
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Floor 1
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Immigration
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“Essential Arrival,” a film
about Indian immigrants
and how they are
contributing to today’s
technology and science
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College presidents host panel
on diversity in higher education
As part of weeklong
symposium, leaders
consider issues of
access, inclusion
By RIYAH BASHA
Daily Staff Reporter
The Office of Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion hosted a panel on
the future of diversity in higher
education Wednesday as a part of
the University’s week-long cam-
pus Diversity Summit.
More than 150 people attended
the event in Rackham Ampithe-
atre, which was sponsored by the
National Center for Institutional
Diversity. During the event, 10
officials from a variety of colleges
and universities around the coun-
try discussed the state of minority
relations on campuses. John Bur-
khardt, NCID director and School
of Education professor, intro-
duced the panel by emphasizing
the importance of the discussion.
“Institutions like Michigan get
a lot of attention for the stances
they take on these issues,” Burck-
hardt said. “Our purpose today
is to give a forceful message that
higher education is fiercely com-
mitted to these ideals. How can
we work together … to advance
diversity?”
Earl Lewis, former dean of
Rackham Graduate School, mod-
erated the discussion. His open-
ing question, which asked the
panelists to define diversity at
their schools, took up the bulk of
the session. Panel members rep-
resented an array of institutions,
including tribal, religious, histori-
cally Black and predominantly
Hispanic colleges.
Panelists opened by explain-
ing the importance of diversity
in higher education institutions.
Steven Simpson, the president
of Baker College, asserted that
a variety of students facilitates
intellectual growth, particularly
when non-minority students are
not otherwise exposed to other
experiences.
“We need to help students
understand how to work with one
another and how to understand
each other,” Simpson said. “I
think we get bogged down think-
ing about career so much. How
do we bring diversity to an area
that’s not very diverse? How do
we instill in our students a global
perspective?”
Much of the discussion focused
on how the current state of diver-
sity efforts on college campuses —
which often focuses on recruiting
— is problematic.
“I think terms like equity and
diversity … can often become a
euphemisms for assimilation,”
said Nancy Barcelo, president of
Northern New Mexico College.
“Enrollment is important, but we
need to make structural changes
so that we don’t come back in
another 40 years to have the same
conversation.”
The speakers were often critical
of the University’s diversity policies,
in particular. As most of the panel-
ists visited from smaller schools,
several went on the offensive
against large research institutions.
James Anderson, the chancellor of
Fayetteville State University, ques-
tioned the long-term efficacy of
the University’s diversity for non-
minority students.
“Where is the University of
Michigan’s white paper that
shows all the resources invested
in diversity in the last five to 10
years?” Anderson asked. “Are you
producing white students who
can go out and participate in the
conversation? People think diver-
sity is to aid diverse students, but
really, it’s about changing the
majority culture.”
Christine
Wiseman,
presi-
dent of St. Xavier University, also
spoke to the advantage of smaller
colleges in implementing diver-
sity reform.
“The large institutions get all
the research dollars to tell us how
to do what we’re already doing,”
Wiseman said. “Our kinds of
institutions have the possibility
to be on the cutting edge.”
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