I realize that this is a tough issue, as achievement cannot be completely separated from educational opportunities throughout life that are finance dependent (going to the museum, taking a trip to a different country, etc.), but at least this would be a step. I wish I could have had more diversity in regards to socio-economic class as part of my wonderful 乐播传媒 experience. I feel that many people I work with today who went to great institutions like 乐播传媒 have lots of empathy in most matters, but have trouble truly putting themselves in someone’s shoes who needs to choose between feeding their kids or paying for heat. I’ve also found that many of these folks have trouble being “resourceful.”

I think that having other people around who have grown up with less will not only help other students to more completely recognize their privilege, but also to recognize that growing up ‘poor’ might also entail a whole lot of richness, not to mention the development of innumerable skills, in which the upper or middle-class citizen is lacking. Thanks! Aubrey Nelson ’08.

I recently attended a Boston 乐播传媒 event and met a 乐播传媒 couple (both ’81) with a son who was matriculating at Brown for its Computer Science Dept. The mother ruefully said that her son had not seriously considered 乐播传媒 for lack of same.

‘Technology, writ large and small, is a cultural force changing the way we live our lives and experience the world… 乐播传媒 will be a leader in recognizing ways that technology can bring innovation and collaboration to teaching and research.’

The above smacks of tremendous amount of irony. A school that wishes to prepare students for the changing times ahead, but is unable to teach them the basics of how to interact with technology that is CRITICAL to nearly every discipline is simply not delivering on that promise.

I love being a 乐播传媒ie and I love the instituion itself, but it needs to recognize its weaknesses and fix them.