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But Why? A Riddle

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Let’s conduct a little test to see if people understand why these apparently insane stories are coming out of academia. Think back to this morning’s post about the academic awards lottery. What recent political events prompted this change in the way we are now going to manage student awards? There is reason behind every madness and there is a very clear reason behind this particular manifestation of lunacy. What is it? Who can guess?

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  1. cliff arroyo Avatar
    cliff arroyo

    “What recent political events prompted this change in the way we are now going to manage student awards?”

    I’m not up on current US events, so I want to say Henry Nowak which British liberals are desperate to not ‘politicize’… but that’s probably not it directly…

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      You are right in that this is, of course, motivated by racial considerations but what specifically prompted this change?

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      1. cliff arroyo Avatar
        cliff arroyo

        “what specifically prompted this change”

        I don’t follow US social issues enough to venture a guess…. I’ll let someone else try.

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  2. Jonathan Mayhew Avatar
    Jonathan Mayhew

    DEI is illegal. The administration is afraid that professors will favor minority groups in giving out awards.

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    1. Clarissa Avatar
      Clarissa

      And that’s how you know that somebody is in American academia. Such awards as, for example, an award for Black women in STEM are no longer allowed. And the administration is now fussing around, trying to make the results look as fair as possible.

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      1. oldcowboy3 Avatar
        oldcowboy3

        LOL, does it require an severe arse kicking to engage their brains, quit cheating ;-D

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        1. Clarissa Avatar
          Clarissa

          It’s true though. They hate us anyways so let’s make it worth their time, amirite?

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          1. oldcowboy3 Avatar
            oldcowboy3

            LOL, Kid, with the crowd you have been describing, the threat would most likely be sufficient ;-D

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    Anonymous

    the focus on equality of outcomes?

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