Academic Weaknesses: Race

Academia is enamoured by discussion of race, and rightly so, the issue of race is a strong sociological factor which affects the lives of many. Yet race discussions are too often made under the pretext of one-way racism perpetrated by the dominant group. Though this tactic underlines vested institutional control by the dominant group, by doing so it sacrifices the potential for reconciliation with this group, instead taking a more confrontational stance. This footing is useful for attracting marginalized groups, who have historically been at odds with the university. Though this strategy allows the university to hopscotch through acceptable racial policy, this sort of inorganic intervention often ends up leaving bad blood with dominate groups, while serving such a thin layer of minorities to side step reconciliation with marginalized communities.