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> I think it's wrong to expect Harvard to provide a "safe space" for poor people. Is anyone asking for this? What a disingenuous comment. > Instead of being self-conscious about what makes you different, embrace the differences and expand your world view. Sure. But that can be a risky endeavor. Embracing differences isn't all sunshine and roses. So what might practicing this mean in practice for the poor student. "Su…
> Is anyone asking for this? What a disingenuous comment. I suppose I should have used a less politically charged term despite the nature of my intention. Maybe the quotation marks triggered your response. Safe space was simply a convenient term to describe: > the First Generation Student Union, pushing for a better understanding of challenges financially disadvantaged students face.
If you have 12% or more of your first year class dropping out because of preparedness, then the institution has a big problem regardless of whether it is a state school or an ivy league. And if a high portion of that group is lower income, that's a huge black eye for some of the wealthiest and most prestigious institutions in the world.