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Amrita Basu

Amrita Basu

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Opinion

#IntegrateAmherst: What Activism Means for This Movement

This article is a part of the #IntegrateAmherst op-ed series. The series intends to act as a forum for varying perspectives to engage in a dialogue surrounding the Black Student Union’s recent #IntegrateAmherst movement responding to racism at Amherst College. Articles included in the series represent the opinions

Amrita Basu Apr 9, 2020 • 5 min read
Opinion

The Liberal Arts in Illiberal Times

Hypersensitive spoiled brats who prefer safe spaces to free speech. Dishonest scientists who cook up rigged studies of climate change. Elitist humanists who study books no one reads using words no one can understand. Humorless social scientists who indoctrinate their students with politically correct sanctimony. Administrators who pander to students’

Amrita Basu Feb 7, 2017 • 6 min read
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