Posted on 07/14/2022 11:08:27 PM PDT by ChipMarne
In a move its own Diversity Curriculum Committee has heralded as “unprecedented,” Northern Arizona University will soon mandate students take four diversity, equity and inclusion courses grounded in “critical theory” to earn a degree.
The new grad requirement is scheduled to take effect in 2024 at the large public university, located in the progressive city of Flagstaff and enrolling some 29,000 students.
The four diversity courses must come from the categories of “global diversity,” “indigenous peoples,” “intersectional identities,” and “U.S. ethnic diversity,” according to an internal memo from campus administrators.
The 12 credits of diversity requirements were approved in October 2021 as part of the university’s updated General Studies Program, reported John Sailor in City Journal.
“These Diversity Perspectives courses must … embrace the philosophical underpinning of identity politics,” reported Sailor, a research associate at the National Association of Scholars.
“According to notes from the university’s Liberal Studies Committee, foreign language courses fail to qualify for diversity designation. Why? ‘Because they do not incorporate critical theory which the [Diversity Curriculum Committee] expects of the courses it approves.’”
The course requirements are the implementation of a Diversity Strategic Plan drafted in Fall 2020 which “focuses and prioritizes the university’s attention and resources around diversity, inclusion, and a culturally competent environment for all.”
While the plan called for an increase of 20 percent of students taking DEI courses, the General Studies requirements approved by the Arizona Board of Regents on October 1, 2021 apply to all students.
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Not useless at all. He already has two coding jobs and he doesn’t even have his degree yet. He might not even NEED a Computer Science degree, but it will open more doors.
Many employers like programmers who actually DON’T speak Hindi.
FWIW ...
Aeons ago as an undergrad, I WAS NOT INTERESTED in "easy As". I also really didn't give a shit about my GPA. That DIE requirement represents a lot of money and 12 credit hours WASTED on garbage nonsense that the student could spend on something worthwhile. I didn't have time to waste on nonsense courses.
Stuff it.
Typically all of these types of indoctrination requirements can be met by taking music classes or even cuisine classes. But the ethnic studies requirement (new to CA public colleges such as the 23 campuses of Cal State) is different.
Students MUST choose an “underrepresented” oppressed group to study. And only one. Not even a survey course. So that would be: blacks, Latinos, Native Americans, or Asians. My son will be choosing Asians as they are an example of what TO DO as a culture with academic excellence instead of what NOT to do. Notice the Jews aren’t an option. If Jews were an option my son would have studied them. No group is more oppressed over history than them!
Common sense has been banned—everywhere.
Good try, though.
This is how we are forced to pay for pseudo-professionals in diversity careers.
“Good try, though.”
Thanks.
“Stuff it.”
Yeah, OK. Good talking to you.
And enrollment plummets over the next 5 years with the best students looking elsewhere.
It’s probably the school you end up at, if Arizona or Arizona State don’t accept you.
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