tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post3468954704532064305..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Checking in with the Group of 88kcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-78175906310420351472007-12-01T19:23:00.000-05:002007-12-01T19:23:00.000-05:00You should not have disparaged the universities wh...You should not have disparaged the universities where these G88 professors received their academic degrees, or the professors themselves for having attended supposedly "second-tier" universities. Plenty of G88 professors earned degrees from marquee institutions, such as Anne Allison (PhD, UChicago), Alex Rosenberg (PhD, Johns Hopkins), or Wahneema Lubiano (PhD, Stanford).<BR/><BR/>As you can see, where the G88 professors attended school is irrelevant to their reputations or actions in the Durham case. Their actions in the Durham case is relevant to their actions in the Durham case. Stanford can just as easily produce a misguided "intellectual" as Purdue.<BR/><BR/>I think your blog has done a great favor to the justice system, but even so, this small detail caught my eye because countless productive scholars have come out of supposedly "second-tier" schools, and, as Wahneema Lubiano has proven, a PhD from Stanford is not automatically a path to enlightenment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-34172000499365859422007-07-13T12:45:00.000-04:002007-07-13T12:45:00.000-04:00How are not all of the G88 members fired? Who wou...How are not all of the G88 members fired? Who would ever send there child to Duke given that they are still on the faculty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-8418143519878136082007-07-03T15:18:00.000-04:002007-07-03T15:18:00.000-04:00I hate to see the DARK AGES coming back where is t...I hate to see the DARK AGES coming back where is the truth! The truth lies with our Savior, and may our Savior bring on the truth to these Group 88Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-77712072615492273042007-06-23T07:09:00.000-04:002007-06-23T07:09:00.000-04:00ThugNiggaIntellectuals:I wonder...Should this memb...ThugNiggaIntellectuals:<BR/><BR/>I wonder...<BR/><BR/>Should this member of the G88 be Imused?<BR/><BR/>Should the G88 be fired (tenured or not) for preaching gross irrationality?<BR/><BR/>For spreading vicious racist, sexist dogma?<BR/><BR/>How about for being just plain incompetents?<BR/><BR/>Is it any wonder why most Americans are anti-intellectual? Unfortunately, without genuine intellectual leaders--and an America that is pro-intellectual--our nation is doomed to the stupidity of such impractical philosohical systems as pragmatism (act first, think later, if at all; and "we don't need no stinkin' principles"); social constructivism (whim engineering; and rage against any attempt at systemized thinking); and theism (belieive in believing what can't be believed).<BR/><BR/>These will be the dogmas of the coming new Dark Age; and (anti-)intellectuals like the G88 will lead the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-9652747877310584492007-06-16T22:46:00.000-04:002007-06-16T22:46:00.000-04:00Would everyone PLEASE stop using the term "Liberal...Would everyone PLEASE stop using the term "Liberal" to describe those who can only be called what they are... COMMUNISTS!<BR/>The word "Liberal" was hijacked a good 30 years ago by Leftist freaks who'd just rather not have to wear their wishy-washy Marxist world view on their sleeves.<BR/>*That's how totalitarianism works - f**k with the language until it's too late to realize what os going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-75112489232157989032007-04-18T00:51:00.000-04:002007-04-18T00:51:00.000-04:00This isn't everybody on the list, but it's damn cl...This isn't everybody on the list, but it's damn close. Let the education begin:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Abe, Stan (Art, Art History, and Visual Studies)<BR/>stanley.abe@duke.edu 919.684.2487 F 919.684.4398<BR/><BR/>Albers, Benjamin (University Writing Program)<BR/>albers@duke.edu 919.660.4371<BR/><BR/>Allison, Anne (Cultural Anthropology)<BR/>anne.allison@duke.edu 919.681.6257 F 919.681.8483<BR/><BR/>Aravamudan, Srinivas (English)<BR/>srinivas@duke.edu 919.684.2640<BR/><BR/>Baker, Houston (English and AAAS)<BR/>houston.a.baker@vanderbilt.edu<BR/><BR/>Baker, Lee (Cultural Anthropology)<BR/>ldbaker@duke.edu 919.681.3263 F 919.681.8483<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/~ldbaker/<BR/><BR/>Beaule, Christine<BR/>cbeaule@duke.edu 919.660.7065<BR/><BR/>Beckwith, Sarah (English)<BR/>ott@duke.edu 919.684.8705, 2741 F 919.684.4871<BR/><BR/>Berliner, Paul (Music)<BR/>paul.berliner@duke.edu 919.660.3322<BR/><BR/>Blackmore, Connie (AAAS)<BR/>connie.blackmore@duke.edu 919.684.2830, 5140<BR/>F 919 684 2832<BR/><BR/>Boa, Jessica (Religion & University Writing Program) ?<BR/><BR/>Boatwright, Mary T. (Classical Studies)<BR/>tboat@duke.edu 919.684.3189 or 5076 F 919.681.4262<BR/><BR/>Boero, Silvia (Romance Studies)<BR/>silvia.boero@duke.edu 919.660.3100<BR/><BR/>Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo (Sociology)<BR/>919.660.5618<BR/><BR/>Brim, Matthew (University Writing Program)<BR/>matthew.brim@duke.edu 919.660.4381<BR/><BR/>Chafe, William (History)<BR/>william.chafe@duke.edu 919.684.5436 F 919.681.7670<BR/><BR/>Ching, Leo (Asian & African Languages)<BR/>lching@duke.edu 919.684.5240, 4309 F 919.681.7871<BR/><BR/>Coles, Rom (Political Science)<BR/>coles@duke.edu 919.660.4310 F 919.660.4330<BR/><BR/>Cooke, Miriam (Asian & African Languages)<BR/>mcw@duke.edu 919.684.2312, 4309 F 919.681.7871<BR/><BR/>Crichlow, Michaeline (AAAS)<BR/>michaeline.crichlow@duke.edu 919.684.2830<BR/><BR/>Curtis, Kim (Political Science)<BR/>kcurtis@duke.edu 919.660.4320 F 919.660.4300<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/~kcurtis/<BR/><BR/>Damasceno, Leslie (Romance Studies)<BR/>ljhd@duke.edu 919.660.3100, 3120 F 919.684.4029<BR/><BR/>Davidson, Cathy (English)<BR/>cathy.davidson@duke.edu 919.684.8472 F 919.668.1919<BR/><BR/>Deutsch, Sarah (History)<BR/>sarah.deutsch@duke.edu 919.668.2746<BR/><BR/>Dorfman, Ariel (Literature & Latin American Stds.)<BR/>adorfman@duke.edu 919.684.6432, 6054 F 919.684.8749<BR/><BR/>Edwards, Laura (History) l<BR/>edwards@duke.edu 919.668.1435 F 919.681.7670<BR/><BR/>Farred, Grant (Literature)<BR/>grant.farred@duke.edu 919.668.1754 F 919.684.3598<BR/><BR/>Fellin, Luciana (Romance Studies)<BR/>fellin@duke.edu 919.660.3117<BR/><BR/>Fulkerson, Mary McClintock (Divinity School)<BR/>mfulk@duke.edu 919.660.3400, 3458<BR/><BR/>Gabara, Esther (Romance Studies)<BR/>egabara@duke.edu 919.660.3100, 3112<BR/><BR/>Gavins, Raymond (History)<BR/>raymond.gavins@duke.edu 919.684.2508 F 919.681.7670<BR/><BR/>Greer, Meg (Romance Studies)<BR/>mgreer@duke.edu<BR/><BR/>Glymph, Thavolia (History)<BR/>thavolia@duke.edu 919.668.1625<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/web/africanameric/<BR/>faculty.html#Thavolia<BR/><BR/>Hardt, Michael (Literature)<BR/>hardt@duke.edu 919.684.3408<BR/><BR/>Harris, Joseph (University Writing Program)<BR/>joseph.harris@duke.edu<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/~jdharris/<BR/><BR/>Holloway, Karla (English)<BR/>karla.holloway@duke.edu 919.684.8993<BR/><BR/>Holsey, Bayo (AAAS)<BR/>bayo.holsey@duke.edu 919.684.4067<BR/><BR/>Hovsepian, Mary (Sociology) ?<BR/><BR/>James, Sherman (Public Policy)<BR/>sjames@duke.edu 919.613.9257<BR/><BR/>Kaplan, Alice (Literature)<BR/>alice.kaplan@duke.edu 919.684.4228<BR/><BR/>Khalsa, Keval Kaur (Dance Program)<BR/>keval.khalsa@duke.edu 919.660.3373<BR/><BR/>Khanna, Ranjana (English)<BR/>rkhanna@duke.edu 919.668.2548<BR/>http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/WomensStudies/<BR/>secondary/rkhanna<BR/><BR/>King, Ashley (Romance Studies)<BR/>aek2@duke.edu 919.660.3123<BR/><BR/>Koonz, Claudia (History)<BR/>ckoonz@duke.edu 919.684.3941<BR/><BR/>Lasch, Peter (Art, Art History)<BR/>pedro.lasch@duke.edu 919.684.3308 F 919.684.4398<BR/><BR/>Lee, Dan A. (Math) ?<BR/><BR/>Leighten, Pat (Art, Art History, and Visual Studies)<BR/><BR/>919.660.6979 Fax 919.660.2821<BR/><BR/>Lentricchia, Frank (Literature)<BR/>frll@duke.edu 919.684.6172<BR/><BR/>Light, Caroline (Inst. for Crit. U.S. Stds.)<BR/>clight@duke.edu 919.668.1945<BR/><BR/>Litle, Marcy (Comparative Area Studies)<BR/>marcy.litle@duke.edu 919.660.4353 F 919.684.8749<BR/><BR/>Litzinger, Ralph (Cultural Anthropology)<BR/>rlitz@duke.edu 919.681.6250<BR/><BR/>Longino, Michele (Romance Studies)<BR/>michele.longino@duke.edu 011.33.1.55.42.82.52 (France)<BR/><BR/>Lubiano, Wahneema (AAAS and Literature)<BR/>wah@duke.edu 919.681.2843<BR/>http://durhamwonderland.blogspot.com/2006/09/<BR/>nifongs-strange-bedfellows.html<BR/><BR/>Maffitt, Kenneth(History)<BR/>kmaffitt@duke.edu 919.681.3982 F 919.681.7966<BR/><BR/>Mahn, Jason (University Writing Program)<BR/>jmahn@duke.edu 919.660.4355, 4368<BR/><BR/>Makhulu, Anne-Maria (AAAS)<BR/>annemaria.makhula@duke.edu<BR/><BR/>Mason, Lisa (Surgical Unit-2100)<BR/>lbmason@duke.edu<BR/><BR/>McClain, Paula (Political Science)<BR/>pmcclain@duke.edu 919.660.4303<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/~pmcclain/<BR/><BR/>Meintjes, Louise (Music)<BR/>meintjes@duke.edu 919.660.3339<BR/><BR/>Mignolo, Walter (Literature and Romance Studies)<BR/>wmignolo@acpub.duke.edu 919.668.1949, 2151<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/literature/www.duke.edu/<BR/>~wmignolo<BR/><BR/>Moreiras, Alberto (Romance Studies)<BR/>alberto.moreiras@duke.edu 919.668.1950<BR/><BR/>Neal, Mark Anthony (AAAS)<BR/>man9@duke.edu 919.684.3987<BR/>http://newblackman.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>Nelson, Diane (Cultural Anthropology)<BR/>dmnelson@duke.edu 919.684.2069<BR/><BR/>Olcott, Jolie (History)<BR/>olcott@duke.edu<BR/><BR/>Parades, Liliana (Romance Studies)<BR/>lparedes@duke.edu 919.660.3124<BR/><BR/>Payne, Charles (AAAS and History)<BR/>cmpayne@duke.edu 919.684.5764<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/web/africanameric/index.html<BR/><BR/>Pierce-Baker, Charlotte (Women’s Studies)<BR/>cpierceb@duke.edu 919.684.5683<BR/><BR/>Pebles-Wilkins, Wilma ?<BR/><BR/>Petters, Arlie (Math)<BR/>petters@math.duke.edu 919.660.2812 F 919.660.2821<BR/><BR/>Plesser, Ronen (Physics)<BR/>plesser@cgtp.duke.edu 919.660.9668 F 919.660.2525<BR/>http://www.cgtp.duke.edu/~plesser/<BR/><BR/>Radway, Jan (Literature) ?<BR/><BR/>Rankin, Tom (Ctr for Documentary Studies)<BR/>tsr2@duke.edu<BR/>http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/AAH/faculty/tsr2<BR/><BR/>Rego, Marcia (University Writing Program)<BR/>marcia.rego@duke.edu<BR/><BR/>Reisinger, Deborah S. (Romance Studies)<BR/>debsreis@duke.edu 919.660.8435<BR/><BR/>Rosenberg, Alex (Philosophy)<BR/>alexrose@duke.edu 919.660.3047, 3050<BR/>http://www.duke.edu/~alexrose<BR/><BR/>Rudy, Kathy (Women’s Studies)<BR/>krudy@acpub.duke.edu 919.684.4063<BR/><BR/>Schachter, Marc (English)<BR/>marc.schachter@duke.edu 919.660.2421<BR/><BR/>Shannon, Laurie (English)<BR/>lshannon@duke.edu 919.684.2741<BR/><BR/>Sigal, Pete (History)<BR/>peter.sigal@duke.edu 919.684.3551<BR/><BR/>Silverblatt, Irene (Cultural Anthropology)<BR/>isilver@duke.edu 919.684.3516<BR/><BR/>Somerset, Fiona (English)<BR/>somerset@duke.edu 919.684.5275<BR/><BR/>Stein, Rebecca (Cultural Anthropology)<BR/>rlstein@duke.edu 919.684.5611<BR/><BR/>Thorne, Susan (History)<BR/>sthorne@duke.edu 919.684.8945<BR/><BR/>Viego, Antonio (Literature)<BR/>antonioviego@yahoo.com 919.668.2687<BR/>duke.edu/womstud/~aviego<BR/><BR/>Vilaros, Teresa (Romance Studies)<BR/>teresa.vilaros@duke.edu 919.660.3108<BR/><BR/>Wald, Priscilla (English)<BR/>pwald@duke.edu 919.684.6869<BR/><BR/>Wallace, Maurice (English and AAAS)<BR/>mwallace@duke.edu 919.684.3939<BR/><BR/>Wong, David (Philosophy)<BR/>dbwong@duke.edu 919.660.3046<BR/><BR/>Here's the list from the "Concerned Profs" Open Letter linked above:<BR/><BR/>* Stan Abe<BR/>* Benjamin Albers<BR/>* Anne Allison<BR/>* Srinivas Aravamudan<BR/>* Lee Baker<BR/>* Sarah Beckwith<BR/>* Paul Berliner<BR/>* Tolly Boatwright<BR/>* Eduardo Bonilla-Silva<BR/>* Jack Bookman<BR/>* Matt Brim<BR/>* Bill Chafe<BR/>* Leo Ching<BR/>* Elizabeth Clark<BR/>* Rom Coles<BR/>* Michaeline A. Crichlow<BR/>* Kim Curtis<BR/>* Roberto Dainotto<BR/>* Leslie Damasceno<BR/>* Ariel Dorfman<BR/>* Laura Edwards<BR/>* Grant Farred<BR/>* Jeffrey Forbes<BR/>* Mary M. Fulkerson<BR/>* Erin Gayton<BR/>* Jehanne Gheith<BR/>* Margaret Greer<BR/>* Michael Hardt<BR/>* Erik Harms<BR/>* Joe Harris<BR/>* Kerry Haynie<BR/>* Karla Holloway<BR/>* Bayo Holsey<BR/>* Mary Hovsepian<BR/>* Sherman James<BR/>* Alice Kaplan<BR/>* Keval Khalsa<BR/>* Ranjana Khanna<BR/>* Fred Klaits<BR/>* Claudia Koonz<BR/>* Robert Korstad<BR/>* Pedro Lasch<BR/>* Caroline Light<BR/>* Marcy Litle<BR/>* Ralph Litzinger<BR/>* Michele Longino<BR/>* Wahneema Lubiano<BR/>* Anne-Maria Makhulu<BR/>* Tamera Marko<BR/>* Paula McClain<BR/>* Louise Meintjes<BR/>* Sean Metzger<BR/>* Walter Mignolo<BR/>* Alberto Moreiras<BR/>* Cary Moskovitz<BR/>* Mark Anthony Neal<BR/>* David Need<BR/>* Diane Nelson<BR/>* Jocelyn Olcott<BR/>* Charles Payne<BR/>* Charlie Piot<BR/>* Ronen Plesser<BR/>* Maureen Quilligan<BR/>* Jan Radway<BR/>* Tom Rankin<BR/>* Marcia Rego<BR/>* William Reichert<BR/>* Deb Reisinger<BR/>* Alex Rosenberg<BR/>* Marc Schachter<BR/>* Stephanie Sieburth<BR/>* Laurie Shannon<BR/>* Pete Sigal<BR/>* Irene Silverblatt<BR/>* Joshua Socolar<BR/>* Kristin Solli<BR/>* Helen Solterer<BR/>* Fiona Somerset<BR/>* Roxanne Springer<BR/>* Rebecca Stein<BR/>* Kenneth Surin<BR/>* Susan Thorne<BR/>* John Transue<BR/>* Maurice Wallace<BR/>* Priscilla Wald<BR/>* Kathryn Whetten<BR/>* Robyn Wiegman<BR/>* David Wong<BR/>* Tomiko YodaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-35275200508856208882007-04-17T17:30:00.000-04:002007-04-17T17:30:00.000-04:00This is my first viewing of this blog, coming only...This is my first viewing of this blog, coming only a few days after the full exoneration of the lacrosse players. Though I'm not entirely sure who makes up the entire Duke 88, I was not surprised to see one name in particular on that list: Kim Curtis.<BR/><BR/>I graduated from Duke more than a decade ago and had the misfortune of taking of one of Kim Curtis's classes (Political Ideologies). I think this occurred in one of her earlier years as a professor so it was too early for her to have cemented her reputation. But it was clear to many of us students that she was lacking in many capacities. <BR/><BR/>Though the course was described as an analysis of a wide range of political thought and thinkings, it was really a forum for Ms. Curtis's criticism of ideology that was pro-democracy or pro-capitalism, which she routinely bludgeoned in her one-sided lectures. When coursework turned to Marxism and feminism, as one of my TA's at the time stated to me, she would critique those philosophies with "padded gloves, at best." <BR/><BR/>One day of class, her husband, also a Duke professor, filled in for her and the differences between a quality professor (her husband) and an inferior professor (Ms. Curtis) were on full display. Her husband gave the most organized, complete, and even-handed lecture of the semester. <BR/><BR/>As far as grades went, it was clear to us students that if your coursework went along with Ms. Curtis's philosophies, you would get a better grade than if you did not. Even my TA acknowledged this to be the case. Her class wasn't about teaching, or developing tools of political analysis; it was a forum for Ms. Curtis to espouse and promote her own left-leaning ideas. I am pleased to report, however, she was the only professor during my time at Duke that conducted herself in such a manner. That doesn't seem to be the case today. <BR/><BR/>It's too bad someone with Ms. Curtis's weak intellectual and ethical capacities was granted tenure. She and others like her, be they part of the Duke 88 or not, are a disgrace to the university system. <BR/><BR/>I hope that all members of the Duke 88 have the courage to admit their mistake, the backbone to apologize for the damage they have helped cause, and the intellectual fortitude to teach others about what they have done. I also wish I could say I am optimistic about that taking place, but I am not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-63592026546718587332007-04-17T00:18:00.000-04:002007-04-17T00:18:00.000-04:00Please don't paint all liberals with the same brus...Please don't paint all liberals with the same brush. Some of us are just as outraged by the ridiculous race and gender war being promulgated by liberal arts professors, as well as their dubious "scholarship." This liberal still cares about the rule of law, and the presumption of innocence, even if 88 egg for brains social studies profs would rather "listen" to the lynch mob.Nunya Biznatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035532703905974611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-14687839680872897382007-04-12T17:34:00.000-04:002007-04-12T17:34:00.000-04:00Now, lets see CBS curtail the cd's and the music c...Now, lets see CBS curtail the cd's and the music crap they put out. How about some apologies from our reverend's who push racial conflict and lie. Sharpton still has not apologized for the Tawana Brawley case and all the other casesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-85730888670400089822007-04-12T17:32:00.000-04:002007-04-12T17:32:00.000-04:00As a guidance counselor I will have my eyes and ea...As a guidance counselor I will have my eyes and ears open about future admissions. It works both waysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-47978224597216273572007-04-11T15:39:00.000-04:002007-04-11T15:39:00.000-04:00Now with all charges dropped - let thee lawsuits b...Now with all charges dropped - let thee lawsuits begin! Let's see? .. 3 times 88 equals ..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-69345666728233181442007-03-17T20:06:00.000-04:002007-03-17T20:06:00.000-04:00USofA is truely amazing. By far the most aggressiv...USofA is truely amazing. By far the most aggressive nation on earth, trying depserately to spread their culture except their nukes; no else is to have them, only the US. Thank God for the french . . . . And thank God for the US food habits that will surely make it into a third-line nation within 15-20 years.<BR/>Duke should throw out young men who hire strippers for their partys, as should any civilized university do. If you attend a university you're supposed to have a brain . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-40791603762732188252007-02-13T16:17:00.000-05:002007-02-13T16:17:00.000-05:00what a overall bad blog man. once this thing blows...what a overall bad blog man. once this thing blows over what are you going to do with your life? You love the black-white dichotomoy don't you? It feeds you, fuels you. If it wasn't for racism, you wouldn't have a job, a voice, a purpose. Read a book you naive, ignorant soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70600463677829321562007-01-14T17:48:00.000-05:002007-01-14T17:48:00.000-05:001/14/07
The case has now blown apart.
So, I will p...1/14/07<br />The case has now blown apart.<br />So, I will post the last word on this mess. What we have learned. We have once again been reminded that rape is a horrible, degrading crime which all men and others of goodwill should stand against. Even false allegations of made by a sick, addicted prostitute must be investigated fairly by a honest legal system. We have learned that those who work hard must redouble their efforts to protect the products of their hard work. There are many vultures that want to make a meal of your labor rather than call up self determination and produce their own. We have once again seen feminist are very short sighted and boiling with self hate. We have learned to stand up to injustice from weak men with to much power, like Mr. Nifong. And sadly we have learned that Black People would rather live out a lie than stand as individuals and search for the truth. They may not have the innate ability to discern truth.hamburgermeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438356520561977552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-849062671415489022007-01-05T01:29:00.000-05:002007-01-05T01:29:00.000-05:00With no apologies to you overly-proud Duke parents...With no apologies to you overly-proud Duke parents, I'm a proud baby-bomber college dropout who managed to avoid flipping hamburgers by starting three different businesses while (NEVER a moment) bemoaning what a failure I became by not getting a good undergrad degree and, then, going on to a great grad school.<br /><br />Now, as a parent of two great kids (1-boy / 1-girl), I managed to fail, again, by mentoring them into their own businesses (without a dime from their mother or me) in which, each, employs over fifty (that’s 50) people (at an average salary of $22.50 per hour).<br /><br />So, while all of you busting-at-the-seams folks grapple with a $30,000/year "education" and tribulations from the likes of Kim Curtis, lesser folks are raising kids who will, more than likely, hire and/or fire yours, someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-36738815386587903962006-10-28T11:15:00.000-04:002006-10-28T11:15:00.000-04:00here's the latest of the 88 on the road...do these...here's the latest of the 88 on the road...do these people know what they're getting?<br />Duke professor to discuss race, culture of sports <br />Karla FC Holloway, professor of English, Law, and Women’s Studies as Duke University, will be the keynote speaker at McDaniel College’s Holloway Lecture, “BookMarks: Reading Race, Reading Sports, and Other Public Preoccupations,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 in McDaniel Lounge. The annual lecture is sponsored by the department of English. <br /><br /><br />http://www.mcdaniel.edu/4727.htm<br /><br />FODUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-60161766417907296582006-10-28T09:53:00.000-04:002006-10-28T09:53:00.000-04:00I am a loyal Duke alum, and the mother of a recent...I am a loyal Duke alum, and the mother of a recent Duke grad and a freshman at Duke.<br /><br />This lacrosse incident has undoubtedly affected the admissions system at Duke. For example, in the current class of freshman, the Admissions office took 125 kids from the waiting list. This is UNHEARD OF among universities of Duke's caliber.<br /><br />Visits and tours by prospective students to Duke have decreased by 20% so far this year.<br /><br />Of course you can attribute this to the negative publicity surrounding the school.<br /><br />But my personal belief is that no parent wants to send their child to a school which has an administration, a faculty and a community that appears to be unsupportive if not hostile to its students.<br /><br />I have posted elsewhere on this blog about my son's experience with Professor Kim Curtis, who failed him for her course after accusing him of turning in one paper one day late. After finals and the student's dismissal, she brought charges against him with the Duke Undergraduate Judicial Board of Lying about turning a paper in late.<br /><br />He was notified by Dean Bryan during the summer of 2004 of the charges. His hearing was scheduled for late August, before classes had even started.<br /><br />He was suspended for two semesters as a result, and given 48 hours to move out of his dorm room.<br /><br />The good news is, he did reapply, finish his additional two semesters, and got his Duke degree a year late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-413883616433167872006-10-26T16:40:00.000-04:002006-10-26T16:40:00.000-04:00anon 3:34 AM, it sounds like your son has a lot mo...anon 3:34 AM, it sounds like your son has a lot more brains than you do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-14283901639219674222006-10-25T14:08:00.000-04:002006-10-25T14:08:00.000-04:00Oh, by the way, as part of your expert analysis, w...Oh, by the way, as part of your expert analysis, would you also please tell us which of the handful of universities in the world which have the same stature as Duke also have no liberal professors on their faculties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-79494807632244629172006-10-25T14:04:00.000-04:002006-10-25T14:04:00.000-04:003:34 AM, because you do not like Brodhead, you app...3:34 AM, because you do not like Brodhead, you apparently have developed a desire to put down Duke, so you say in a kind of condescending way that it is merely a good school (not great) and that there are many other schools that are just as good or better. As most people who have a student at Duke are undoubtedly aware, Duke has been rated among the top 5 universities in the country by US News for the last 5 years in a row, until this year, when it was rated 8th. Two of the schools ranked ahead of Duke (MIT and CalTech) are engineering schools which do not provide a liberal arts education, so if your child is looking for a liberal arts education, Duke is among the top 6 universities in the country. The peer group rating for Duke in US News (how Duke is rated by the top administrators at other universities) puts it among the top 10 universities in the country. Last year, the Financial Times of London rated Duke as the 11th best university in the world, and a couple of weeks ago rated it as the 13th best university in the world. Again, two or three of the schools ranked ahead of Duke were engineering schools, which means that the Financial Times puts Duke among the top 10 universities in the world for a liberal arts education. In light of this, I am wondering how you got to the conclusion that Duke is merely a good school (not great) and that there are many other schools that are just as good or better. I know, these rankings do not mean anything. Ok, then maybe you can give us the benefit of your expert analysis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-57261407613229049122006-10-25T13:13:00.000-04:002006-10-25T13:13:00.000-04:00KC, I've lost a lot of respect for you thanks to t...KC, I've lost a lot of respect for you thanks to this post, which devolved into little more than an ill-informed right-wing rant towards the end. A real shame that you chose to sacrifice your own credibility by attempting to make extremely far-fetched connections to 9/11 and the subsequent right-wing atempts to muzzle free speech on campus. <br /><br />In the future, you'd do well to keep in mind that there are plenty of people who recognize that Rush Limbaugh is indeed a big fat idiot, a distinctiong in which is his joined by Mike Nifong and most of the "Gang of 88".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-10737057013543017462006-10-25T03:34:00.000-04:002006-10-25T03:34:00.000-04:00I am a Duke parent too. Continuing with the theme ...I am a Duke parent too. Continuing with the theme above, I would have taken my kid out of Duke long ago, if only he would agree. For me, having a son attend a university who is headed by Brodhead and whose faculty includes the Group of 88 is humiliating and totally unacceptable. I am embarrassed by it. I would have taken my son out months ago. He refuses to move, he loves his friends and his life at Duke. He will avoid the Group of 88 like the plague. <br /><br />In terms of comparing Duke to other universities, sometimes people get carried away with their notion of Duke. Although it is a good school, and I admired it until this lax case broke out, there are many others universities which are just as good if not better. Let us be realistic, there is no shortage of good schools. I would rather have my son in a school I can respect than somewhere that causes me embarrassment to even acknowledge any association with. But, that’s my opinion. <br /><br />At least, I have a commitment from my son to go elsewhere for graduate study. Frankly, I cannot wait for that day and I see it as Duke’s loss. My son is a terrific student to have on any campus. If Brodhead was removed from presidency, I would reconsider my feelings and my association with Duke, but not before. Needless to say, my annual giving dropped to zero this year and that’s where it will stay as long as Brodhead is the president. <br /><br />Duke parentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-18925311590305832222006-10-25T01:24:00.000-04:002006-10-25T01:24:00.000-04:00To Another Duke Mom: I have a daughter who is a s...To Another Duke Mom: I have a daughter who is a student at Duke, and I agree with everything you said. The idea that we would pull her out of Duke just because Duke has 88 liberal professors on its faculty is ludicrous. That will not change anything. It will just deprive my daughter of the opportunity to receive a great education at Duke. Perhaps e.c. could provide us with a list of universities which are equal in stature to Duke but which have no liberal professors on their faculties. Certainly, no Ivy League university would make the list, nor would any major university in California. Also, Duke is doing nothing to harm my child. One of the benefits of going to a great university like Duke is that you are exposed to a diverse group of professors and students who hold a wide range of political and social viewpoints. My daughter is not in kindergarten anymore. She is a very bright young woman who is more than capable of assimilating differing points of view and reaching her own conclusions about an issue, and I will be very proud to have her continue her education at Duke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-40154990944973933112006-10-25T01:12:00.000-04:002006-10-25T01:12:00.000-04:00The decision of what school my son would attend wa...The decision of what school my son would attend was made by him and 2 years ago. I have nothing against Big Ten schools. My husband and I both graduated from the University of Colorado- a state school. My children chose (will choose) their own colleges.<br />Pulling my son out of a school he loves makes no sense to me. He knows bias when he sees it and just deals with it. I sent him the article that Prof Baldwin wrote in the Chronicle today in support of the Duke 3. His response was " that guy is my hero!" <br />I believe that if you discuss issues with your kids openly, disclose your own bias and opinions and then justify those positions, that kids will make sound decisions of their own. That is the best antidote to liberal professors, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-86532290544218860982006-10-24T22:47:00.000-04:002006-10-24T22:47:00.000-04:00To "Another Duke Mom",
You again bring up good po...To "Another Duke Mom",<br /><br />You again bring up good points and I apologize for possibly mistating your position, though it did have that initial air to it. That being you were chastising others for suggesting to pull out (or at the very least threaten to) their children from Duke. I agree it would be a difficult thing to do, however if your child, which is the most precious thing we have, is being harmed by an institution that is meant to protect and nuture them, then why continue to go there? I went to a Big Ten school and have become successful. It is great to send a child to a prestigious university though it is not a necessity for success. So as much as we want them to go to these places for the leg up in life, it does not do them any good if they are not given the appropriate nurturing.<br /><br />Yes, I too cannot wait for the Marxist hippies to pass on through. Talk about an utter bane on society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com