Do I Belong?: Navigating Elitism on Campus
Channel: UBC LEARN
Date: 2018-06-08

Oftentimes it's easy to look around campus and feel as though everyone around you is well-minded, well-connected, and well... rich. This feeling is concordant with the public imagination, which generally perceives students at high-end universities as members of the socio-cultural elite. But to what degree is that perception true? Are all students buttressed by the deep pockets of their wealthy parents?

In this episode of in[Tuition], Flint and Laila delve into the issue of elitism on campus, looking from the perspective of students who face significant financial hardship. They ask difficult questions regarding the lack of class awareness on North American campuses, and attempt to create a generative dialogue between students from all manner of socio-economic backgrounds which promotes mutual empathy. They are incredibly grateful to welcome students Jelena Djuricic and Lazar Atanackovic onto the show to give their insight on these and other related issues.