KEWL's Love Your Body Week
Provost June Aprille gives her take on accusations toward the administration
Alexandra Scaggs
Issue date: 3/25/09 Section: Arts & Opinion
Dean Dawn Watkins recently provided The Trident with an e-mail addressing talk around campus that the administration has taken steps to cover up the campaign of Knowledge Empowering Women Leaders, or KEWL, in its "Love Your Body" week.
The Trident will cover these charges and the administration's response more in coming weeks.
From the letter:
"First, you all should know that I personally applaud the efforts to open dialogue on these important issues. The honest, accurate expression of the issues that women face on this campus and in society at large will catalyze the conversations we must have if progress is to be made. KEWL's poster project has already had the very positive effect of generating reactions," wrote Aprille.
A young admissions staffer had independently directed tour guides not to take prospective students and visitors to avoid certain areas of campus because of KEWL's posters, but she wrote that those orders were reversed.
"I share the sentiment that rather than being alarmed by posters, visitors might appreciate our atmosphere of open dialogue and willingness to openly confront issues that all campuses face," she added.
And while posters with statistics have been removed, Aprille assured that it was not because of the administration.
"President Ruscio has been out of town for several days, but he has emphasized to me his personal commitment to ensuring open dialogue on campus; and indeed believes, as I do, that the KEWL effort has indeed generated much-needed awareness through its campaign," she wrote.
The Trident will cover these charges and the administration's response more in coming weeks.
From the letter:
"First, you all should know that I personally applaud the efforts to open dialogue on these important issues. The honest, accurate expression of the issues that women face on this campus and in society at large will catalyze the conversations we must have if progress is to be made. KEWL's poster project has already had the very positive effect of generating reactions," wrote Aprille.
A young admissions staffer had independently directed tour guides not to take prospective students and visitors to avoid certain areas of campus because of KEWL's posters, but she wrote that those orders were reversed.
"I share the sentiment that rather than being alarmed by posters, visitors might appreciate our atmosphere of open dialogue and willingness to openly confront issues that all campuses face," she added.
And while posters with statistics have been removed, Aprille assured that it was not because of the administration.
"President Ruscio has been out of town for several days, but he has emphasized to me his personal commitment to ensuring open dialogue on campus; and indeed believes, as I do, that the KEWL effort has indeed generated much-needed awareness through its campaign," she wrote.
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Aline Kilgore
posted 6/12/09 @ 9:15 AM EST
Hi Trident,
I am the mother of a 2009 W&L graduate, Harriet Kilgore. I have not always agreed with the articles written in the Trident, but I have a strong belief the Trident should continue. (Continued…)
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I agree, it's good that you could be the voice of various issues on campus and it's also a good sign that you are getting the attention of, as well as responses from, the administration. (Continued…)
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