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Home Front: Culture Wars
Penn Law professor who said black students are ‘rarely' in top half of class loses teaching duties
2018-03-18
[WAPO] A University of Pennsylvania law school professor will no longer teach required courses following outcry over a video in which she suggested ‐ falsely, according to the school ‐ that black students seldom graduated high in their class.

Amy Wax, a tenured professor, will continue to teach electives in her areas of expertise but will be removed from teaching first-year curriculum courses, Penn Law Dean Theodore Ruger said in a statement Wednesday.

Ruger said Wax spoke "disparagingly and inaccurately" when she claimed last year that she had "rarely, rarely" seen a black student finish in the top half of their class.
Posted by:Besoeker

#7  1. Compile the stats
2. Publish the results

This threat is probably why Amy still has her job.
Posted by: gorb   2018-03-18 14:12  

#6  But if they came out of predominantly black schools they would certainly have been in the top half of their classes.
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-03-18 11:25  

#5  Like % graduating in top 50% of class by year...

Numbers be raciss.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-03-18 10:25  

#4  1. Compile the stats
2. Publish the results
3. Lawsuit against school for restricting free speech
4. Move into private practice like I always wanted
Posted by: Warthog   2018-03-18 10:02  

#3  Any stats released supporting or opposing her statement?

Like % graduating in top 50% of class by year...

Also % age of black students in class

Maybe I can make my own mind up.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-03-18 09:54  

#2  Yes, 'bravo' indeed. She's probably been trying to escape teaching 'first-year curriculum courses' for years. Freed from the nodding rabble, she can finally move on to the serious student.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-03-18 03:48  

#1  Amy Wax, a tenured professor, will continue to teach electives in her areas of expertise but will be removed from teaching first-year curriculum courses

Bravo for Amy.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-03-18 03:43  

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