cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/159040
“When he complained about the continuous stream of racial insult directed at White faculty in the writing department, the director of the Affirmative Action Office told him that ‘There is a problem with the White race,’ that he should attend ‘antiracist’ workshops ‘until you get it,’ and that he might have mental health issues,”
I graduated a long time ago, in 1975, but shortly after graduation bought a life-time membership to the alumni association, which means every quarter I receive a copy of the alumni magazine, The Penn Stater. Accordingly, I have been able to follow the way the University consistently pushes an intersectionality agenda. Academically, I think the university has done a fairly good job of maintaining its standards. When I attended, it was fairly easy to get admitted but fairly difficult to graduate. I suspect that it is much the same now. I knew a lot of people who dropped out before graduation. It is known as a party school, so a certain percentage just party till they flunk out or run out of money. As a taxpayer, I resent the fact that such debauchery and failure is publicly subsidized.
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My father explined to me that, back in his day, just having done some of the college experience would result in getting decent job offers.
The county coroner where I grew up didn’t actually graduate medical school - he was asked to come on and be an assistant while he was working in university, and since he was doing a stellar job he just took over the whole position when the county coroner retired. It was not considered controversial at the time, but I think today these regulations would catch up with him.