Okay, here's a strange poll topic. But bear with me.
I went to a fucking AMAZING college. Mills College, in Oakland.
It was for marginalized genders. It had become majority queer, and majority students of color. 41% of its students were first-generation college students. A ton of students were resumers, finally able to finish their college degrees.
Going there meant you got something marginalized people almost never get: the sense of a history, a curriculum, a world built by and for people like you.
It had awesome interdisciplinary programs. You could learn anything, really, and figure out how it connected to your major somehow. Major in Biochem with a focus on environmental science, and gobble up all the Ethnic Studies classes you liked, then do a senior project on the impact of climate change in the global South. Do Data Science and take all the Book Arts classes, then, idk, create open source software that lets people print art books on 3D printed mini presses.
So OF COURRRRRSE the clueless Board of Trustees decided that it wasn't profitable enough. Not businesslike enough. Shut it down. And gave all its assets to global chain school Northeastern University.
But also: OF COUURRRRSSEEE we cannot leave it at that.
We have all the collective knowledge to rebuild it, as a low-residency university. Where you have a one-week in-person intensive each semester, (with remote options for accessibility), and the rest is online.
I'm working on rallying the alums and planning this out.
What I want to know, more than anything, is -- assuming this was a doable price and/or you got a scholarship --
Are you in?
I don't have a degree yet, and now I want to transfer there
I don't have a degree yet, and I want to go back to school there
I have a degree but I would like that for grad school
I don't need more school, thanks
Alas, I am a cis dude. Wait, the grad part is co-ed? Sign me up
Alas, I am a cis dude and also don't need more school, thanks
Other (and maybe say more in the notes)
This poll is not legally binding, obvs. I'm just super curious about how many people on Tumblr would hear, "hey this is basically a queer/trans school with some cool cis women," and jump at the chance.
Even if you skip the poll: if you think it would be nice for this to exist, please reblog.
