Posted on 04/26/2017 8:44:54 AM PDT by C19fan
A geology professor at Pomona College says she will prioritize students of color, immigrants, and low-income students for enrollment in a class with a strict 15-student cap.
A flyer advertising the course on “Southern California Earthquakes and Water,” an introductory geological science class with a particular focus on “the particular geologic challenges” of Southern California, expresses a particular desire for “students from a range of backgrounds whose varied perspectives will contribute to the course.”
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Geology professor needs firing.
geology professor has rocks in her head...
... Students of Color, immigrants and low income students ...sign up for a class in California Earthquake Geology.
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They were told it is about “Shakin’”
How is this any different than the existing preferential treatment offered to minorities for admission into colleges (including our military academies)?
This moron is limiting access to a single class. Colleges limit access to their entire curriculum.
That's what I was wondering.
A friend of mine has raised a family of 3 engineers - so sounds like the daughter who went to Mines might outdo her brothers who went to CU.
Seems hard to go wrong with that field.
And luckily I’m pretty sure none of them were told they were too white for certain classes. Sheesh.
Since when do professors anywhere get to pick who takes an introductory undergraduate course in any subject? Why is there a 15-student limit for this introductory course? I took introductory undergraduate courses in chemistry and economics with several hundred students and one professor teaching all of us in an auditorium-sized classroom.
The tuition at Pomona College is on a par with Harvard or Yale. I’m sure they have a lot of low-income students.
LOL! Every time he says this it cracks me up! Or when he talks about Howard being an engineer and making whatchamacallits or doodads.
This professor is advocating open discrimination, lawsuit city!
Is that you Sheldon?
Ha! Yeah, I get a kick out of the one guy that works with lasers. I’ve been making lasers for 30+ years. Most of what he says is gibberish. And nobody uses helium/neon lasers anymore.
This amounts nothing more than a racist publicity stunt to get people into the class. The instructor probably cannot fill a normal class with a size of no more than 15 students, let alone of any color. This is like saying over the intercom okay blue light shoppers the blue light will be in aisle 7 for the next hour.
If you mean “am I utterly lacking any sense of humor that I’m aware of?” ...
No.
Dilbert is funny. “I Dream of Jeannie” is funny.
BBT is boring and inane (hence I quit attempting to watch it years ago).
YMMV.
If my college professor of geology (Peter E Wolfe) was still alive he would be laughing over this one.
They all want their 2 minute segment of fame only to be laughed at by Tucker.
Sorry. Just yanking your chain a little. BBT used to be okay. Isn’t watchable now.
Happy FReeping!
Once a genu-wine Communist, or at least a strong apologist for that peculiar perversity, was scheduled to speak in a well publicized public lecture on campus - many showed up to hear him because back in the 50's (unlike today when they're found under every rock) an acknowledged follower of Communism was a fascinating rarity and curiosity for almost all. When he started in on a tirade about how poorly minorities were treated in the American culture, Dr. Richards strolled up on to the stage and assured the man to his face that even as a black he had done quite well educationally, professionally and economically in America - the auditorium exploded in applause and cheers - here's to you, Dr. Richards......
Yes, Minorities who can not SPEAK ENGLISH will do well, Since the end of the Second World War, English has become the established language of scholarly communication, but not without controversy. In this article we examine some of the reasons for the rise of English and its consequences in the context of national trends in English and local-language publishing.
The underlying reason for the rise of English as the language of science remains a topic of debate, but most frequently it is acknowledged as an accident of 20th century political and economic history (1). The British Empire, which spanned the globe from the late 16th to the early 20th century, was the largest empire in history and made English a truly international language. Today it is the first language of about 400 million people in 53 countries, and the second language of as many as 1.4 billion more. English was therefore well positioned to become the default language of science in the wake of the disruptive wars of the first half of the 20th century
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RACIST
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