A freshman at Princeton University wants to know why his school isn’t forcing students to check their privilege.
“Because many of us will become powerful and influential, our Princeton experience should teach us to recognize our own privilege and understand our responsibility to society,” writes freshman Jonathan Lu in a Jan. 6 opinion piece in the Daily Princetonian.
Lu goes on, “in the vein of forcing us to check our privilege,” to detail some ideas he has on how his Ivy League university can teach such lessons:
1) require students to complete community service
2) require students to take a diversity course
3) implement a “privilege-examining program into freshman orientation”
4) Force project-based homework on students to teach them how good they have it
For example, “politics classes could assign research papers to investigate how local underserved populations are helped or hurt by certain laws. Economics classes could partner with local 
businesses and retailers to show how those without privilege earn their living,” Lu explains.
He closes out his column with: “Through activism and dialogue, we should fight the blind self-interest prevalent on this campus. It’s a given that many of us will gain great power. However, we must take the responsibility that comes with it.”
Yeah, he went there.
Insufferable as Lu’s beliefs may be, if you think his opinions are just a bunch of hot air with no impact, consider this: The same day this column came out, the campus newspaper also reported that university leaders have launched a “Special Task Force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”
The task force was created as a result of a student government resolution passed in early December that recommended ways in which the university could develop diversity, equity and inclusion education programs, according to the Princetonian.
“The resolution called for mandatory cultural competency training — which would include taking a class and demonstrating an understanding of cultural diversity — for all students, faculty and staff, as well as a transparent system of reporting cases of discriminatory speech or behavior on campus,” the newspaper reports.
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Jennifer Kabbany is editor of The College Fix (@JenniferKabbany)
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