Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
Princeton University
“These are crucial centers of education and crucial sites for social capital. It’s really important that you have faculty members who actually represent the true diversity of the student population and the world in which they inhabit. I think it’s important that not only are we here to provide an example, but for the students to see that the best and the brightest [are] varied, it’s not simply old white men here. For our students in particular, it’s really important because these spaces can be very alienating because there’s simply not a lot of us. So, it’s important for us to be here and to provide a source of community as well as mentorship for students who are oftentimes faced with that temptation of doubt.”
