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2023-02-17 -Great Cultural Revolution

The Collegiate War on Excellence and Descent into Mediocrity

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Posted by DarthVader 2023-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Dr. Vedder clearly has no understanding of Social Equity, progressivism and reform. Old knowledge and historical reference must be put aside. New wine must be put into new wine skins. [sarcasm off]

Posted by Besoeker 2023-02-17 01:04|| 2023-02-17 01:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Used to be, you had to make the grades to get in, then you had to pay for it and make the grades to get out with a diploma.

Now, if you check the right boxes, you don't need grades or gelt, coming or going.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-17 05:41|| 2023-02-17 05:41|| Front Page Top

#3 They hit the level mediocrity long ago and continued their excavation.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-02-17 07:33|| 2023-02-17 07:33|| Front Page Top

#4 I noticed several companies and activities have directed their HR departments to stop using a college degree as a job requirement. That's the issue that started reducing colleges into paper mills. HR was too lazy to develop criteria for each job and simply defaulted to a paper chase.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-02-17 07:56|| 2023-02-17 07:56|| Front Page Top

#5 If you believe universities are going to turn around and take the high road, you are a sorry SOB.

Let's not even bring up HR departments.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-02-17 08:00|| 2023-02-17 08:00|| Front Page Top

#6 HR depts were Woke sanctuaries long, long before the term "Woke" entered the popular lexicon.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-02-17 08:42|| 2023-02-17 08:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Its not that they aren't interested in education, just not education for the masses. Much easier to manipulate that way. Even better, teach them wrong.

Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity.
-Brick Top, Snatch

(Wimp Lo goes around saying he will kick anyone's ass)
Pay no attention to Wimp Lo. We trained him wrong on purpose...as a joke.
-Master Tang, Kung Pow

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-02-17 18:40|| 2023-02-17 18:40|| Front Page Top

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