BOOM

Trending Searches

    SUPPORT
    BOOM

    Trending News

      • Fact Check 
        • Fast Check
        • Politics
        • Business
        • Entertainment
        • Social
        • Sports
        • World
      • Law
      • Explainers
      • News 
        • All News
      • Decode 
        • Impact
        • Scamcheck
        • Life
        • Voices
      • Media Buddhi 
        • Digital Buddhi
        • Senior Citizens
        • Videos
      • Web Stories
      • BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos 
        • Facts Neeti
      • Home-icon
        Home
      • About Us-icon
        About Us
      • Authors-icon
        Authors
      • Team-icon
        Team
      • Careers-icon
        Careers
      • Internship-icon
        Internship
      • Contact Us-icon
        Contact Us
      • Methodology-icon
        Methodology
      • Correction Policy-icon
        Correction Policy
      • Non-Partnership Policy-icon
        Non-Partnership Policy
      • Cookie Policy-icon
        Cookie Policy
      • Grievance Redressal-icon
        Grievance Redressal
      • Republishing Guidelines-icon
        Republishing Guidelines
      • Fact Check-icon
        Fact Check
        Fast Check
        Politics
        Business
        Entertainment
        Social
        Sports
        World
      • Law-icon
        Law
      • Explainers-icon
        Explainers
      • News-icon
        News
        All News
      • Decode-icon
        Decode
        Impact
        Scamcheck
        Life
        Voices
      • Media Buddhi-icon
        Media Buddhi
        Digital Buddhi
        Senior Citizens
        Videos
      • Web Stories-icon
        Web Stories
      • BOOM Research-icon
        BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs-icon
        BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker-icon
        Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos-icon
        Videos
        Facts Neeti
      Trending Tags
      TRENDING
      • #Operation Sindoor
      • #Pahalgam Terror Attack
      • #Narendra Modi
      • #Rahul Gandhi
      • #Waqf Amendment Bill
      • #Arvind Kejriwal
      • #Deepfake
      • #Artificial Intelligence
      • Home
      • News
      • Harvard Brings In Caste Sensitive...
      News

      Harvard Brings In Caste Sensitive Policy For Student Workers On Campus

      This makes Harvard the first Ivy League school have a equity clause for its unionised student workers.

      By - BOOM Team |
      Published -  3 Dec 2021 8:31 PM IST
    • Boomlive
      Harvard Brings In Caste Sensitive Policy For Student Workers On Campus

      Harvard Campus. Photo credit: Twitter @Harvard

      To promote equity on its campus, Harvard University has added caste as a protected category for all graduate and undergraduate student workers. This makes Harvard the first Ivy League school have a equity clause for its unionised student workers.According to Equity Labs, this decision will impact over 4,900 students at Harvard.

      The landmark decision came after a strike and eight months of negotiation. Other campuses to have similar provisions for caste equity include UC Davis, Colby College and Brandeis University.

      Driven in partnership with caste-oppressed community members, this win is part of a larger national movement for caste equity that aims to protect caste-oppressed students, workers, and communities across the country. "Driven in partnership with caste-oppressed community members, this win is part of a larger national movement for caste equity that aims to protect caste-oppressed students, workers, and communities across the country," Equity Labs said in its report.

      The report quoted Raj Muthu, a Dalit Alumni of Harvard, who said that he experienced 'caste discrimination play out in the Harvard South Asian community'. "From derogatory comments about the intellect of oppressed caste students, to proudly narrating their activism against affirmative action in India prior to their admission into Harvard, to a complete cultural monopoly of South Asian/India celebrations the deep sense of alienation, humiliation, and social exclusion I experienced made me constantly vigilant and worried about the consequences of being outed as a Dalit in Harvard's South Asian circles," Muthu said.

      The study explained the caste as a structure of oppression that impacts over 1 billion people across the world. "It is a system of religiously codified exclusion that was established in Hindu scripture. At birth, every child inherits his or her ancestor's caste, which determines social status and assigns "spiritual purity"," it said.

      "The South Asian demographic is very much viewed as a monolith at the university, dominated by caste privileged folks of Indian origin. But our community is interfaith, intercaste, and committed to caste equity," said Ria, Anti-Caste Community Member and Staff at Harvard.

      The report said that 60% Dalits faced caste-based derogatorHarvard Adds Caste Bias Protections for Dalit Students Facing Discrimination

      y jokes and comments, while another 25% said they faced verbal or physical assault owing to their caste. Two out of three Dalits surveyed said they faced some kind of discrimination at their workplace.

      It noted that even though Caste is concept particular to South Asia, the phenomenon stays with them even when they move out of the region. "In the United States many caste-oppressed migrant communities who come from caste and religious backgrounds impacted by caste discrimination are finding that caste has replicated itself in in South Asian community, religious, and business institutions," it said.


      Tags

      Harvard UniversityCasteismDalit
      Read Full Article
      Next Story
      Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
      Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled.
      X

      Subscribe to BOOM Newsletters

      👉 No spam, no paywall — but verified insights.

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe for free!

      Stay Ahead of Misinformation!

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe Now🛡️ 100% Privacy Protected | No Spam, Just Facts
      By subscribing, you agree with the Terms & conditions and Privacy Policy connected to the offer

      Thank you for subscribing!

      You’re now part of the BOOM community.

      Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email
      Subscribed Successfully...
      Copy HTMLHTML is copied!
      There's no data to copy!