Archives: February 2025

Mikecote Square
Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: Pass the ‘Hanitizer’

Mike Cote,

Our granddaughter, Gwendolyn, turns 6 this summer. When my wife and I look at videos of her learning to form words — “na-na!” was banana — we cherish a memory untarnished by world events.  Only now, as I contemplate the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 outbreak, do I remember that Gwen arrived on this planet less than a year before…

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603 Diversity

Essay: In with cultural humility, out with cultural competence

Alberto Ramos,

We should replace the term “cultural competence” with “cultural humility.” Cultural competence is a term frequently used in diversity, equity and inclusion training, but it is inherently flawed. At the IDEA Center at Plymouth State University, where I serve as director, we’ve already made an effort to avoid using cultural competence in our language. I feel strongly about this, and…