Title
Class Year
2013
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
5-27-2013
Department 1
Center for Public Service
Abstract
Over graduation weekend, it was pretty common to see people weighed down by massive numbers of honor cords hanging around their necks. This is a mark of respect at Gettysburg College, so students wear them proudly. I had the privilege to attend Spring Honors Day and watch many of my friends receive achievement awards. As we started winding down to the end of the ceremony, something hit me:
The recipients were overwhelmingly white. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Frantz, Hannah M., "The Race for Honors" (2013). SURGE. 124.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/surge/124
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African American Studies Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Disability and Equity in Education Commons, Educational Sociology Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, School Psychology Commons
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Surge is a student blog at Gettysburg College where systemic issues of justice matter. Posts are originally published at surgegettysburg.wordpress.com Through stories and reflection, these blog entries relate personal experiences to larger issues of equity, demonstrating that –isms are structural problems, not actions defined by individual prejudice. We intend to popularize justice, helping each other to recognize our biases and unlearn the untruths.