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Revision as of 17:15, 3 October 2014

Formation1 March 2014 (2014-03-01)
FounderKimiko Matsuda-Lawrence
Legal statusActive
PurposePicturing personal experiences of being different

I, Too, Am Harvard is campaign primarily expressed as a collection of photos that been posted on Tumblr to illustrate the personal experiences of black students at Harvard University. The multimedia project was the result of interviews with over 60 Harvard undergraduate students holding signs bearing messages about the experiences of Black students at Harvard.[1] The campaign is spreading to other universities including the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and McGill University.

Background

From 2010 through 2014, Harvard's admissions of minorities (blacks, Latinos, and Asian-Americans) have ranged between 43% and 45.6%.[2] As of 2014, African Americans make up 9.4% of the approximately 7,500 undergraduates at Harvard.[2][3]

Origin

Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, a Harvard undergraduate, created the multimedia project and campaign as an independent study project (under the direction of Professor Glenda Carpio during the fall of 2013) that interviewed minority students about their experiences at Harvard. They reported feelings of alienation about the Harvard campus, being the lone black student in some classes, or feeling uncomfortable about comments and social interactions with other students on campus.[3] Matsuda-Lawrence reported that students made comments such as "I've never told anyone this before" or "I've never been able to talk about this."[3] The students comments were kept anonymous and she used them to write a play. To promote the play, she assembled a group of students to help create the multimedia project that appears on Tumblr. The Tumblr project consists of photos taken of students holding signs with racially insensitive and offensive remarks by peers and response they would like to make.[2] Examples of signs included "No, I will not teach you how to 'twerk'" and "Don't you wish you were white like the rest of us?"[3][4][5][6]

Aims and response

The project and campaign aim to the personal experiences of minority students at Harvard, especially those that have left them feeling alienated at the university.[3] By March 6, 2014, a link on BuzzFeed had produced over a million views.[2] In an email sent by Donald Pfister, interim dean of Harvard College, said:

Harvard is also about inclusion. This photo campaign, based on a play which will premiere Friday night, is a great example of students speaking about how we can become a stronger community. 'I, Too, Am Harvard' makes clear that our conversation about community does not and should not stop.[2]

Spread to other universities and colleges

Student organizers at Harvard reported messages of support from other universities such as Yale University, Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania, McGill University and University of Oxford.[3] Inspired by "I, Too, Am Harvard" campaign, minority students at McGill University,[7] the University of Oxford[8][9] and University of Cambridge[10] are developing similar multimedia campaigns.[11][12]

Website University/College Date Country
I, Too Am Harvard Harvard University 1 March 2014 US
I, Too Am OSU Oregon State University 7 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am Oxford University of Oxford 10 March 2014 UK
I, Too, Am Berkeley University of California, Berkeley 11 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am Iowa University of Iowa 12 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am Cambridge University of Cambridge 14 March 2014 UK
I, Too, Am Exeter University of Exeter 14 March 2014 UK
I, Too, Am SOAS SOAS, University of London 15 March 2014 UK
I, Too, Am King's King's College London 16 March 2014 UK
I, Too, Am COFC College of Charleston 18 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am CU University of Colorado 20 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am Uva University of Amsterdam 21 March 2014 Netherlands
I, Too, Am Sheffield! University of Sheffield 21 March 2014 UK
I, Too, Am Davidson Davidson College 24 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am Lehigh Lehigh University 24 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am NYU New York University 26 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am McGill McGill University 27 March 2014 Canada
I, Too, Am Northwestern Northwestern University 28 March 2014 US
I, Too, Am Sydney University of Sydney 31 March 2014 Australia
I, Too, Am UCT University of Cape Town 2 April 2014 South Africa
I, Too, Am Notre Dame University of Notre Dame 5 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am Bucknell Bucknell University 7 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am SUNY New Paltz State University of New York at New Paltz 7 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am UW-Madison University of Wisconsin–Madison 7 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am Cornell Cornell University 9 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am Princeton Princeton University 9 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am SDState South Dakota State University 9 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am ENA École nationale d'administration 11 April 2014 France
I, Too, Am Skidmore Skidmore College 25 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am Williams Williams College 26 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am Wellesley Wellesley College 29 April 2014 US
I, Too, Am SDState South Dakota State University 11 April 2014 US

References

  1. ^ Lee, Jolie (5 March 2014). "'I, Too, Am Harvard' photos tell black students' stories". USA Today. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kahn, Joseph P. (6 March 2014). "I, Too, Am Harvard' campaign highlights black students' frustrations". Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Butler, Bethonie (5 March 2014). "'I, Too, Am Harvard': Black students show they belong". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  4. ^ Smith, Tovia (14 March). "'I, Too, Am Harvard': A Mantra For Recognition Becomes An Anthem". NPR. Retrieved 15 March 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Welsh, Jonathan (7 March 2014). "'I, Too, Am Harvard' Explores Experience of Being Black and Crimson". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  6. ^ Williams, Patricia J. (12 March 2014). "'I, Too, Am Harvard' Rocks the Ivory Tower". The Nation. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  7. ^ "I, too, am McGill - I am McGill". tumblr. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  8. ^ Haidrani, Layla (13 March 2014). "Oxford's students of colour speak out in powerful 'I, too, am Oxford' campaign". The Independent. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Oxford University BME students speak out on prejudice". BBC. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  10. ^ Wilkinson, Hannah (10 March 2014). "I, Too, Am Cambridge: Students speak out against racial discrimination in Cambridge". Varsity Publications Ltd. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  11. ^ Enwemeka, Zeninjor (12 March 2014). "'I, too, am Harvard' campaign spreads across the pond". Boston.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  12. ^ The Stream (18 March 2014). "'I, Too, Am Harvard': Viral campaign highlights the experiences of black students at the Ivy League school". Aljazeera. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

External links

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