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Class at Bryn Mawr

Tralfamadorian's picture

When discussing diversity I feel as if some things are left out. Not because they are less important than other topics of diversity, but because they are invisible. One specific topic that I'd like to discuss is class. I feel like class is something that a lot of people are not comfortable with discussing, and that this project will be a good outlet to explore it. In this project, I hope to not only research the history of Class at Bryn Mawr and throughout the years what it meant to be "poor" at Bryn Mawr. I would also like to get current accounts of student's experience here at Bryn Mawr in order to see how little or how much the idea of class has changed at Bryn Mawr over the years. Some questions I would like to explore and be able to answer are, How different is a student's experience here at Bryn Mawr based on class? When did the administration decide to become more inclusive of students that come from lower income backgrounds, what made them reach out in this way? Over the years has Bryn Mawr created a sustainable environment that students from low-income backgrounds are able to thrive in just as mush as students that come from more wealthy backgrounds, or is it in a way still very baised toward students who come from higher-income households and backgrounds.