House Masters ‘Unanimously’ Agree To Change Title (Harvard)

The Crimson ^ | December 1, 2015 | Meg P. Bernhard

[C19fan]

The masters of Harvard’s 12 undergraduate residential Houses have unanimously agreed to change their title, a term that some students criticize as associated with slavery and has come under scrutiny as debates about racism take hold of college campuses nationwide.

College and House administrators will soon meet to select a new name to replace the “House master” title, according to Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, who informed the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the decision at its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Khurana, himself a master of Cabot House, said he will inform the College of the new title early next year.

[C19fan]

All those Harvard students and alum back in the days who fought and died for the Union and many for abolition, for example Robert Gould Shaw, did not have a problem with the word "Masters".

[C19fan]

I guess Doctor Who needs to rename the Doctor’s Time Lord opponent. Can’t use The Master/Mistress because that will trigger certain people who watch the show.

[centurion316]

We are surrounded by a world of ignorance, no more so than in our esteemed institutions of higher learning.

[Responsibility2nd]

Dude. You know you’re supposed to add SATIRE to the title when posting satirical articles like this, right?

What. What?

[Iron Munro]

Now the Harvard “Masters” and faculty are the slaves of the demented, racist students.

[Leaning Right]

Will Harvard still be offering masters degrees?

[Dr. Sivana]

Okay, but what will they call the graduate degrees then?

[I want the USA back]

Ok, so now all those who got a “masters” degree will have to change it to a “evil oppressor” degree.
Also, we have to stop saying “Mastery of math” because it reminds us that knowledge of math is a White Privilege thing.

[MUDDOG]

"Mastery of math"

Whip it good!

[tbw2]

Will they need to rename the Master’s degree?

[Graybeard58]

Does Harvard award Master's degrees?

[DJ MacWoW]

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[VanShuyten]

Given the lack of balls shown on this topic, change “Master” to “Mistress”.

[Don Corleone]

$60,000 a year to become even dumber than they were starting out. God save the Republic!

[Jack Hammer]

Creeping weenie-ism; it’s everywhere these days.

[Fiji Hill]

When I was a kid, I learned this nursery rhyme:

Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the flapper girl
Who struts down the lane.

Today, this would be considered highly racist.

[reg45]

Will C3PO have to be be silenced for calling people "Master"? After all, those droids were nothing more than slaves to be bought and sold. Furthermore, the Rebel Alliance is just a symbolic Confederacy - they might as well be flying the stars and bars. So, the entire Star Wars saga must go.

And what about the Masters' golf tournament?

[glorgau]

No more “Dungeon Master” when playing Dungeons and Dragons.

[reg45]

The new title will be “House Commissar”.

[reg45]

It’s not satire, it’s Harvard.