Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Infuriated Some With Her Comments About Black Colleges

BI - Inside Higher Ed ^ | 2-27-2017 | Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed

[gogeo]

She’s correct, of course.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Interestingly, the traditional black colleges in the South and DC hired Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler during the 1930’s.

With the rise of the Black Militants/Extremists/Communists like Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap. Brown, and others, those Jewish professors who were still teaching in the 60’s onward where, for many, forced out of those universities.

A once very productive and meaningful relationship between blacks and Jews was destroyed by the black extremists who practiced anti-Semitism, anti-white racism, and sheer stupidity that hurt the other students.

That is why some of these traditionally black colleges are failing. The extremists, reds and blacks, seized control, both physically and by intimidation, just like extremist groups from BLM, Students for Palestine/BDS, and Socialists groups are doing today on hundreds of campuses across the US.

They are aided in their efforts by the cowardly, spineless jellyfish of administrators who allow the violent protestors to seize offices, harass Jewish students/others supporters of Israel, harass Christian organizations/speakers, and attack conservatives.

And who suffers in the end, the average, non-political student who just wants to get an education.

It is time that this Marxist/black extremist, anti-Semitic shit stopped.

[confederatecarpetbag]

Classic example of parsing. Devos is right to suggest HBCUs started b/c “too many students didn’t have equal access.” The left is saying the same thing, but they don’t want to hear it echoed by some rich white woman. I wasn’t certain Devos was a great choice, and I frankly think her job ought to be winding down the DOE. But the vitriol displayed against her by the left suggests Trump pickeded Libs with yet another thorn

[confederatecarpetbag]

Blasted keyboard! “Pricked” is what I meant. REPOST:

Classic example of parsing. Devos is right to suggest HBCUs started b/c “too many students didn’t have equal access.” The left is saying the same thing, but they don’t want to hear it echoed by some rich white woman. I wasn’t certain Devos was a great choice, and I frankly think her job ought to be winding down the DOE. But the vitriol displayed against her by the left suggests Trump pricked Libs with yet another thorn

[Albion Wilde]

bump

[Dr. Sivana]

Would love to know their bar passing rates.

The school looks like it has been named the "Thurgood Marshall School of Law" (he was still alive when I did my original study), and the numbers have risen to "mediocre" status with most admissions scoring between 140-155 on the current 120-180 point scale, with 150 being "average". Interstingly, the highest LSAT scores do not really correspond to the highest college GPAs.
http://www.lsac.org/officialguide/2013/lsac_6824.asp

Current Bar passage rate is 58%
http://law-schools.startclass.com/l/145/Texas-Southern-University

The school stil " seeks to provide a legal education and an opportunity to students [. . .] who otherwise would not have an opportunity for legal training. "

[jazminerose]

Fifty eight percent first time bar pass rate is pretty good. They’re rigged for a high fail rate to keep lawyers’ fees up there.

If I recall correctly, when I took the California bar in the 1990s, the first time pass rate was below 58%. (I passed the first time).

[Dr. Sivana]

Fifty eight percent first time bar pass rate is pretty good.

Different states have different levels of difficulty. Also, some states have a less standard system, and most Law School curricula is generic. So, New York state has a low pass rate. One of my favorite NY Post headlines was "The Hunk Flunks", from when JFK Jr. flunked the second time. Mrs. Clinton also failed and Mrs. Clinton failed the D.C. exam, passing the Arkansas exam.

[PLMerite]

” What is this term “Historically Black Colleges”? Because “Black Colleges” seems more racist. “

Because they can make more money if more (non-black) people go there.

[Dr. Sivana]

If I recall correctly, when I took the California bar in the 1990s, the first time pass rate was below 58%.

I don't know if this is still the case, but I thought I recalled that California has unusually lax reglations on WHO can take the Bar and what can qualify as a School of Law. CA may have an unnaturally high number of bar applicants.

[Myrddin]

I saw the consequence of the affirmative action programs from the inside as an undergrad at UCSD. It was a cut-throat environment. On exams in my senior sequence biochemistry classes, it was common to have a spread of 92 to 96 percent scores on an exams....and s few people who scored high 60 percents. The spreads were broader in freshman and sophomore lower division courses. The non-competitive students were usually toast by the 2nd quarter. That included my neighbor who had been regarded as a prodigy through elementary school. He had a great GPA when we were elementary school kids and enjoyed access to "gifted" programs.

I finished my degree in Molecular Biology from UCSD at age 19. The next time I saw my neighbor I was 23. I was on campus at Southwestern College to teach the Electronics 51/91 course. My neighbor was taking advanced basket weaving. He has been driving a school bus for years in San Marcos, CA. I have no clue how a very sharp kid went so far off the tracks.

[jazminerose]

California and New York are actually the toughest states in which to get licensed.

There are law schools that are WASC accredited but not ABA accredited. Grads can still take the bar. Some of those are run like competitive businesses and actually do a better job of preparing students for the bar than more traditional schools.