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I think about the quote attributed to Trotsky about you might not be interested in war, but war is interested in you. When I went to college there were plenty of "studies" departments but one could ignore them. Now the SJWs are pushing adding courses from these departments to the requirements. Imagine having to spend thousands of dollars to take one of these courses. On top of that American University is one of the most overpriced crappy private universities in the country.
1 posted on 01/25/2016 8:13:57 AM PST by C19fan
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-mathematical reasoning-

Is that the one where 2+2=5 I wonder?


2 posted on 01/25/2016 8:19:36 AM PST by V_TWIN
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... social sciences (in the analysis of such issues as inequality, social violence, and health care access), others will be grounded in the sciences (climate change, dementia) or arts and humanities (art and politics, post-colonial expression).

... will pay "special attention to issues of diversity, inclusion, and community." Reading assignments, according to the draft, will focus on "oppression and resistance," "historical violence, such as the early slave trade and genocidal conquests," and the "experiences of marginalized groups and struggles for human rights." For good measure, course materials will fixate on "how entrenched systems of inequality marginalize some groups and privilege others."

The proposal also calls for a dramatic - and mildly terrifying - transformation of life in the residence halls. No longer will students shack up together at random: instead, AU would assign students to particular housing based on which "oppression studies" courses they are taking ... "Upper class peer mentors," according to the draft, will be assigned to these groups of students. The draft describes them as "support teams," but it's easy to imagine them morphing into some kind of social justice enforcers instead.

No time for the usual reading, writing, history, or arithmetic - all just really enforce 'White Privilege' anyway and are of little value out in the community or in politics ...

3 posted on 01/25/2016 8:26:38 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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There is a silver lining in this is that it may be planting the seed for its own destruction, the way the cultural revolution and red guards were the seeds that ended up destroying Maoism in China.


4 posted on 01/25/2016 8:34:54 AM PST by aquila48
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These courses were to pretend unassimilated malcontents were “in college”; now they need a way to pay the “professors”/enablers.


5 posted on 01/25/2016 9:37:59 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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bump


6 posted on 01/25/2016 10:48:19 AM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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