Tal Fortgang – Princeton University – The College Fix

Check Your Dogma: The problem with ‘never blame the victim’

Tal Fortgang - Princeton University — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:11:48 +0000

Simply because you ended up being the victim of the situation does not absolve you of all responsibility. Actions have consequences. As colleges grapple with how to best combat problems of campus sexual assault, they have toggled through a series of philosophies and policies that they hope will diminish such criminal activity. One persistent maxim has remained a tenet of campus orthodoxy…

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38 ways college students enjoy ‘Left-wing Privilege’ on campus

Tal Fortgang - Princeton University — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 05:53:51 +0000

Among the great ironies surrounding the state of academia is the continued insistence on hearing more and more “marginalized voices” and increasing “diversity” on campus, as if there is some kind of archaic conservative establishment making that difficult to do. One would likely be hard-pressed to find a more left-leaning group than college professors and admissions officers…

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‘Divest. I Dare You’ – Princeton student throws down gauntlet over BDS vote

Tal Fortgang - Princeton University — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 06:19:15 +0000

OPINION Over the past few days, students at Princeton University have been voting in a referendum on whether the school should divest from companies allegedly “complicit in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and blockade of the Gaza Strip.” As a sophomore at Princeton–one who entirely rejects the premises of the argument for divestment–I have a message for my peers: Divest. I Dare You.

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Meet the Poster Child for ‘White Privilege’ – Then Have Your Mind Blown

Tal Fortgang - Princeton University — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 04:59:25 +0000

He’s 20, he’s white, and he’s a freshman at Princeton University. According to the ethnic and feminist studies college students and professors who frequently and vehemently complain that this country is steeped in racism and sexism and is only fair and just and equal for white, heterosexual males – he is the poster child for so-called “White Privilege.” His name is Tal Fortgang…

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