IBlvNTmWrk
Dawn of a New Day
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2009
- Messages
- 9,102
- Likes
- 4,297
Yale Students Ask University To Abolish Term Master
It must be a bittersweet day for those who graduate with a Masters Degree.
The term Master was historically used in old English universities to refer to the head of a college, and it still is today. But for some black students on campus at Yale, the word conjures up much darker moments in American history, like the countrys legacy of slavery.
"The legacy is not that long ago and a lot of our grandparents remember stories from their parents or their grandparents of actually having a master above you who has total control over your life," said Brea Baker, a senior at Yale.
Baker says the Colleges intent behind using the word Master to describe residence leaders may be benign, but the effect of the word isnt.
"The big thing here is intent versus what actually happens, so whether you decided to name them Master for slave reasons or not doesnt change that students of color feel uncomfortable having to go into the masters house, and refer to someone as master so-and-so," she said.
It must be a bittersweet day for those who graduate with a Masters Degree.