This is the argument that I think is best in regards to CU and Ward Churchill, WC is a toilet in Britain ya know?
Anywho, what is a CU degree worth now? I mean a minority studies degree is about as useless a degree as you can get but one from CU? With Ward Churchill an ex-department head? As one of your professors? You want to hire that 22-23 year old into your organization if that was on of their professors?
Plus, who knows what kind of core ciricula CU has. How many students have to take a course in this department regardless of their major? What is their worth going to be on the open market when interviewers ask "So, was Ward Churchill one of your professors?" and the kids answer yes? If anyone ever came through the interview process with me and didn't denounce him as a kook and told me they had to take the class mentally I'm already thinking "Thanks for your time, we'll be in touch."
This is what's dangerous. Forget the academic freedom, which he has, forget the first ammendment, which he has, he's placed a burden as deep or deeper on his students lives as though they were freed slaves. They're always going to have the stigma of being one of Ward Churchill's students. Doesn't matter what they do in life, that resume says CU and so does that diploma.
You know, many former SS men went on in life to live lives as normal citizens after WW II. However there were countless people in the world that never let them forget they were SS men. Years from now people will not forget that many CU students were Ward Churchill's proteges and did nothing to distance themselves or denounce his hateful speech. Why should we not understand why many good Germans do nothing when many "good" Americans do nothing about the devil in their midst?
My view is that a University education in the non-science areas has been dumbed down considerably in most institutions, Ivies included.
The focus is in large measure on projecting Socialism, anti-Western positions, global versus American values, and of course an anti-military stance on ROTC. God, Country, and School have been exchanged for a meaningless piece of sheep skin for entrance into an uncertain world.
There are things parents can do but the most important seems to be to know the realities of the particular school enviornment......College and University names, such as Harvard, do not mean that an education is forthcoming as grad students may do the teaching while the professors are off on book tours.
BTW, I was born in PGH and lived for 18 years in Forest Hills...
Have a great day.
Great explanation!