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Is It Worth It?: The Psychological Impacts of Boarding School on Women of Color
Recently, there has been a surge of equity training for elite academic spaces from private high schools to colleges. Who are the ones leading this change? The people of color who dealt with being marginalized in these prestigious academic environments. Most of this change coming from the women of this demographic. With the racist, colorist, sexist, and classist culture at predominantly white private schools, where do women of color fit in? Where do men of color step in? Why do people of color choose to come to these schools? How do boarding schools affect their mental health? What makes a school diverse and equitable? What can Thacher do to become more inclusive? Find out and listen to the stories women of color share about their experiences at private boarding schools.
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Recently, there has been a surge of equity training for elite academic spaces from private high schools to colleges. Who are the ones leading this change? The people of color who dealt with being marginalized in these prestigious academic environments. Most of this change coming from the women of this demographic. With the racist, colorist, sexist, and classist culture at predominantly white private schools, where do women of color fit in? Where do men of color step in? Why do people of color choose to come to these schools? How do boarding schools affect their mental health? What makes a school diverse and equitable? What can Thacher do to become more inclusive? Find out and listen to the stories women of color share about their experiences at private boarding schools.
Click to view the recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QeP6szBTmRk4HxEwpy846xyVToUaQ3Uy/view?usp=sharing
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