tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post7754244967850074398..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Updates: Cooney at Vanderbilt, etc.kcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-20405248665153187562007-11-03T14:08:00.000-04:002007-11-03T14:08:00.000-04:00AMAC: I enjoyed the Graphic Novel. For anyone who ...AMAC: I enjoyed the Graphic Novel. For anyone who has noticed that many people blame George Bush for all of the nation's ills, it is a good read. I noticed that the protagonists blamed Bush for everything, but they did not give him credit for Spring Break!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-88984375712118078992007-11-03T02:55:00.000-04:002007-11-03T02:55:00.000-04:00If you value the services provided by FIRE, it wou...If you value the services provided by FIRE, it would be beneficial to make a donation, as I am.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-80066737967812347842007-11-02T17:01:00.000-04:002007-11-02T17:01:00.000-04:00An FYI, UD's President Hacker just started at the ...An FYI, UD's President Hacker just started at the University, so his acting so quickly is actually a good sign. <BR/><BR/>Also my understanding is that Delaware is a private institution that receives public support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-27514705902965229802007-11-02T16:54:00.000-04:002007-11-02T16:54:00.000-04:00From the University of Delaware Website:A Message ...From the University of Delaware Website:<BR/><BR/>A Message to the University of Delaware Community<BR/><BR/>Nov. 1, 2007<BR/><BR/>The University of Delaware strives for an environment in which all people feel welcome to learn, and which supports intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, free inquiry and respect for the views and values of an increasingly diverse population. The University is committed to the education of students as citizens, scholars and professionals and their preparation to contribute creatively and with integrity to a global society. The purpose of the residence life educational program is to support these commitments.<BR/><BR/>While I believe that recent press accounts misrepresent the purpose of the residential life program at the University of Delaware, there are questions about its practices that must be addressed and there are reasons for concern that the actual purpose is not being fulfilled. It is not feasible to evaluate these issues without a full and broad-based review.<BR/><BR/>Upon the recommendation of Vice President for Student Life Michael Gilbert and Director of Residence Life Kathleen Kerr, I have directed that the program be stopped immediately. No further activities under the current framework will be conducted.<BR/><BR/>Vice President Gilbert will work with the University Faculty Senate and others to determine the proper means by which residence life programs may support the intellectual, cultural and ethical development of our students.<BR/><BR/>Patrick Harker<BR/>PresidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-64418162132101259672007-11-02T16:09:00.000-04:002007-11-02T16:09:00.000-04:00Re: University of Delaware program of indoctrinati...Re: University of Delaware program of indoctrination.<BR/><BR/>This AM, a radio host said that the president of said University was tracked down in Communist China, and when questioned, acted as if he knew nothing about it. He called the college at once, and the indoctrination program is kaput, over and done.<BR/><BR/>The discussion went on as to WHY he didn’t know anything about it? Who does these things? <BR/><BR/>It seems the G-88 travel, does it not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-3073412438883467472007-11-02T15:16:00.000-04:002007-11-02T15:16:00.000-04:00A great movie set in East Germany, 1984. The para...A <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt0405094/" REL="nofollow">great movie</A> set in East Germany, 1984. The parallels to American higher education are stunning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-36482422483044653872007-11-02T15:06:00.000-04:002007-11-02T15:06:00.000-04:00SFM 1:43pm wrote --> The policies described by FIR...SFM 1:43pm wrote --<BR/><BR/>> The policies described by FIRE are not liberal vs. conservative arguments. <BR/><BR/>Happily, I think you are right. <BR/><BR/>But that begs the question: who <I>does</I> devise and promote these policies?<BR/><BR/>As I've suggested before, the answer may be "disciples of Antonio Gramsci." His philosophy is described <A HREF="http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a4c610569be.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>, by Alberto Luzárraga. <BR/><BR/>Gramsci came to doubt that violence could successfully achieve a Marxist social order. Instead, he proposed using the institutions of bourgeois society to gradually subvert it. In his view, activist intellectuals shouldn't be searching for Knowledge, Truth, or the like. Instead (as at U. of Delaware), their function is to establish what subjects are worth thinking about, and how they should be engaged.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps Gramscians despise liberals as useful idiots. But how do liberals view Gramscians? Does "No Enemies on the Left!" apply?AMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872008617279528583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-60203964262170579252007-11-02T14:28:00.000-04:002007-11-02T14:28:00.000-04:00Duke Prof @ 12:25 writes:"Oh, don't like walking t...Duke Prof @ 12:25 writes:<BR/><BR/><I>"Oh, don't like walking through a mine field? Try this avenue: the "Office of Residence Life."<BR/><BR/>Such a complaint will of course be duly noted in the student's permanent file. And said student will be afforded all the faculty support that the G88+ provided to Duke students.<BR/><BR/>Thus the need for organizations such as FIRE."</I><BR/><BR/>"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady." Somehow I feared that would be the answer.<BR/><BR/>FIRE is quite an interesting group. Their website reports on an update of their support for a student group suing San Francisco State University for denial of free speech and to remove speech codes, here: <A HREF="http://www.thefire.org/index.php/torch/?PHPSESSID=470f1c92c6040c4251437c6301c4eec6#8570" REL="nofollow">Oral Arguments Today in SFSU Case</A><BR/><BR/>One SpookOne Spookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592774438681904368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-45006549093137884712007-11-02T13:43:00.000-04:002007-11-02T13:43:00.000-04:00The policies described by FIRE are not liberal vs....The policies described by FIRE are not liberal vs. conservative arguments. I have shown the “Fire” article to liberal friends including academics (I’m an independent) and they disowned it. This is more Orwellian Fascism then it is any of the standard political categories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-82314210793293138522007-11-02T12:25:00.000-04:002007-11-02T12:25:00.000-04:00one spook wrote:"Another disturbing element is, wh...one spook wrote:<BR/><BR/>"Another disturbing element is, while a number of students obviously complained to FIRE, what avenue was available to these students to voice complaints and concerns about this program through normal university channels?"<BR/><BR/>The same "avenue" that was available to the Duke lacrosse players (and parents). <BR/><BR/>Oh, don't like walking through a mine field? Try this avenue: the "Office of Residence Life."<BR/><BR/>Such a complaint will of course be duly noted in the student's permanent file. And said student will be afforded all the faculty support that the G88+ provided to Duke students.<BR/><BR/>Thus the need for organizations such as FIRE. <BR/><BR/>Duke ProfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-28363016388595108502007-11-02T12:14:00.000-04:002007-11-02T12:14:00.000-04:00A recent University of Delaware R.A. backs up FIRE...A recent University of Delaware R.A. backs up FIRE's charges with his first-person account at <A HREF="http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/former_resident_assistant_bears_witness_to_the_university_of_delawares_indo/" REL="nofollow">SayAnythingBlog</A>. Good links & comments chez <A HREF="http://davidthompson.typepad.com/davidthompson/2007/10/soft-student--1.html" REL="nofollow">David Thompson</A>.AMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872008617279528583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-54937882109716589432007-11-02T11:27:00.000-04:002007-11-02T11:27:00.000-04:00Here is first-hand account of a "diversity facilit...Here is <A HREF="http://www.noindoctrination.org/cgibin/display_record.cgi?uid=377" REL="nofollow">first-hand account of a "diversity facilitating session"</A> required for Resident Assistants at Cal, similar to what U of Delaware was attempting to impose on its resident students. The writer is non-white. He'd be a pariah in certain quarters at Duke.<BR/><BR/>daveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-12624484765550763722007-11-02T10:52:00.000-04:002007-11-02T10:52:00.000-04:00To 12:18 AMAfter I posted, I investigated further ...To 12:18 AM<BR/><BR/>After I posted, I investigated further and found that my description of the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) as a "diploma mill" was unfair. CIIS is a small urban school specializing in alternative subject matter, e.g., somatic/spiritual philosophy. Its professors have standard, if not very impressive, credentials. CIIS appears to be a haven for Esalen Institute types, veterans of the 70s "new consciousness" of the Big Sur.<BR/><BR/>Even after perusing the CIIS website for some time, and reading fairly extensively on the interesting career of one of its top professors, Don Hanlon Johnson, I still wasn't able to figure out what CIIS prepares its students to do in the real world.<BR/><BR/>But if Shakti Butler is any indication, we know that at least one its graduates can't claim to be very well prepared at all.<BR/><BR/>beckettbecket03https://www.blogger.com/profile/18173177473977303546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-45746832934107190802007-11-02T10:16:00.000-04:002007-11-02T10:16:00.000-04:008:49 -- and if you have worked at all for corporat...8:49 -- and if you have worked at all for corporate America, you toed this line on pain of losing your job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-40389721873946515932007-11-02T08:59:00.000-04:002007-11-02T08:59:00.000-04:00I ran across an amusing parody of lefty professor ...I ran across an amusing parody of lefty professor Michael Berube's 2006 book <A HREF="http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-0393060373-0" REL="nofollow">What's Liberal About the Liberal Arts?</A>"<BR/><BR/>Writer Chris Clarke <A HREF="http://faultline.org/index.php/site/comments/whats_liberal_about_the_liberal_arts1/" REL="nofollow">imagines</A> what Berube's sober Liberal defense of the University must look like to the fervent and fevered critics to his right. As a tribute to their (our?) presumed functional illiteracy, Clarke's satire takes the form of <A HREF="http://homepage.mac.com/cclarke3/FileSharing6.html" REL="nofollow">a Graphic Novel</A>.<BR/><BR/>The over-the-top nature of Clarke's wit gains unintended poignancy when juxtaposed against the University of Delaware's imposition of a Long March to Political Correctness on its first-year students.AMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872008617279528583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-48461271933008024662007-11-02T08:49:00.000-04:002007-11-02T08:49:00.000-04:00one spook asks:"How can a group of students today ...one spook asks:<BR/><BR/>"How can a group of students today be so spineless and emasculated as to accept and tolerate this type of brainwashing? And, where are the voices of their parents?"<BR/><BR/>Maybe they got tired of bashing their heads against this sort of wall before they even graduated from Junior High?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-75337123034681898362007-11-02T06:55:00.000-04:002007-11-02T06:55:00.000-04:00It is interesting that the U. of Delaware and othe...It is interesting that the U. of Delaware and others would declare white people (white males in particular) as the enemy; it is astounding that they would insist that white males should make themselves their own enemy!<BR/><BR/>If someone tells me that I should become my own enemy because of my race or sex, I will automatically consider that person to be my enemy.<BR/><BR/>How stupid do they think we are?<BR/><BR/>(Don't answer that: Brodhead fell for it, and so did others.)machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248016116043347912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-55307247593167782672007-11-02T06:33:00.000-04:002007-11-02T06:33:00.000-04:00Wahneema must be frothing @ the mouth to implement...Wahneema must be frothing @ the mouth to implement "treatment" curriculum to housing students. <BR/><BR/>"You first became a perrrfekt racist when you were born."<BR/><BR/>"Now fork over another 40 grand, offendor!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-60197742904002180832007-11-02T05:13:00.000-04:002007-11-02T05:13:00.000-04:00The now-cancelled program at Delaware is one of th...The now-cancelled program at Delaware is one of the most disturbing things I have read during this entire debacle.<BR/><BR/>Delaware's President is to be commended for cancelling the program, but what is most troubling to me is that he had to learn of it first via FIRE, the press, and no doubt an avalanche of e-mail, snail mail, faxes and calls. Where is the administrative oversight on programs such as these? (I may not like the answer to that question!)<BR/><BR/>Another disturbing element is, while a number of students obviously complained to FIRE, what avenue was available to these students to voice complaints and concerns about this program through normal university channels?<BR/><BR/>Horwitz? Duke Prof? Where the hell are you when we need you? Weigh in here, Docs.<BR/><BR/>There are 16,296 students (58% women, 42% men; 5% African American, 4% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% Hispanic American, 0.4% Native American) at Delaware. How can a group of students today be so spineless and emasculated as to accept and tolerate this type of brainwashing? And, where are the voices of their parents?<BR/><BR/>If I learned that a university had <I>required</I> my daughter to recall the precise moment when she discovered her sexual identity and her race, I would remove her from that university and sue it faster than you can say "lacrosse." Actually, In truth I wouldn't have had to do that because my daughter, a university graduate last May, would have told them to stick their program where the "sun don't shine." Not surprising, she was hired by a Fortune 100 Corporation (her choice) for a position in her field even before she graduated.<BR/><BR/>We didn't raise any sissies, show-poodles, or lemmings at my house.<BR/><BR/>One SpookOne Spookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00592774438681904368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-87094757013450462542007-11-02T01:09:00.000-04:002007-11-02T01:09:00.000-04:00Seeing this in writing is particularly chilling:Al...Seeing <A HREF="http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8560.html?PHPSESSID=470f1c92c6040c4251437c6301c4eec6" REL="nofollow">this</A> in writing is particularly chilling:<BR/><BR/><B>All whites are racist</B><BR/><I><BR/>The organization cited excerpts from the university’s Office of Residence Life Diversity Education Training documents, including the statement:<BR/>“A RACIST: A racist is one who is both privileged and socialized on the basis of race by a white supremacist (racist) system. ‘The term applies to all white people (i.e., people of European descent) living in the United States, regardless of class, gender, religion, culture or sexuality. By this definition, people of color cannot be racists, because as peoples within the system, they do not have the power to back up their prejudices, hostilities, or acts of discrimination….’”<BR/>The education program also notes that “reverse racism” is “a term created and used by white people to deny their white privilege.” And “a non-racist” is called “a non-term,” because, the program explains, “The term was created by whites to deny responsibility for systemic racism, to maintain an aura of innocence in the face of racial oppression, and to shift the responsibility for that oppression from whites to people of color (called ‘blaming the victim’).”<BR/></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-22089386060792578232007-11-02T00:18:00.000-04:002007-11-02T00:18:00.000-04:00"It's the CV of a motivational speaker who got her..."It's the CV of a motivational speaker who got her PhD from a diploma mill."<BR/><BR/>While I do agree that "Doctor" Butler could not find her own a** even if given two hands and a <I>diverse</I> array of flashlights to search with, "diploma mill" usually refers to unaccredited institutions, whereas unless there's some focused lying going on, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Institute_of_Integral_Studies" REL="nofollow">California Institute of Integral Studies</A> is accredited after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-89588395794566917602007-11-02T00:01:00.000-04:002007-11-02T00:01:00.000-04:00Brilliant! Conney at Vanderbilt. Right under B...Brilliant! Conney at Vanderbilt. Right under Baker's nose. Pointy nose. Who nose... I supspect he's gonna be noseying along before long. Don't think he's gonna last long at Vandy. Nose what I mean?<BR/><BR/>Baker just needs to find himself a post where there aren't so many rich white boys. They seem to bring out the worst in him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70622947077149434292007-11-01T19:17:00.000-04:002007-11-01T19:17:00.000-04:00Good for President Harker - a lesson to Brodhead w...Good for President Harker - a lesson to Brodhead with Donna Shula.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-62040823663018297102007-11-01T19:10:00.000-04:002007-11-01T19:10:00.000-04:00john @ 6:05Evidently, President Harker recognized ...john @ 6:05<BR/><BR/>Evidently, President Harker recognized immediately the damning nature of the published "diversity" materials.<BR/><BR/>But this is only the start -- for if this material exists at a state university, and in the open with faculty and administration approval, imagine what the meetings of the New Black Panthers must be like. Imagine the rhetoric of radicals at historically black colleges. <BR/><BR/>Frankly, I'm glad that the sheet has been pulled off the head of a very insidious aspect of racism in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-91369199066614948252007-11-01T18:05:00.000-04:002007-11-01T18:05:00.000-04:00Broadcast e-mail from the Univ. of Delaware Presid...Broadcast e-mail from the Univ. of Delaware President announcing halt to Residence Life program --<BR/><BR/>From: president@UDel.Edu<BR/>Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 5:59 PM<BR/>To: XXXXXX, John [USA]<BR/>Subject: <BR/><BR/>Nov. 1, 2007<BR/><BR/>The University of Delaware strives for an environment in which all people feel welcome to learn, and which supports intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, free inquiry and respect for the views and values of an increasingly diverse population. The University is committed to the education of students as citizens, scholars and professionals and their preparation to contribute creatively and with integrity to a global society. The purpose of the residence life educational program is to support these commitments.<BR/><BR/>While I believe that recent press accounts misrepresent the purpose of the residential life program at the University of Delaware, there are questions about its practices that must be addressed and there are reasons for concern that the actual purpose is not being fulfilled. It is not feasible to evaluate these issues without a full and broad-based review.<BR/><BR/>Upon the recommendation of Vice President for Student Life Michael Gilbert and Director of Residence Life Kathleen Kerr, I have directed that the program be stopped immediately. No further activities under the current framework will be conducted.<BR/><BR/>Vice President Gilbert will work with the University Faculty Senate and others to determine the proper means by which residence life programs may support the intellectual, cultural and ethical development of our students.<BR/><BR/>Patrick T. Harker<BR/>President<BR/>University of Delaware<BR/>104 Hullihen Hall<BR/>Newark, DE 19716-0101<BR/>E-mail: president@udel.eduJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893923908095290522noreply@blogger.com