January 4, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Dave Moss said: Meh. She couldn’t stay out of the news in part because she’s the first black president of Harvard. Fun times… No, she couldn’t stay out of the news because she refused to speak out against her genocidal students and then it was discovered she was a massive plagiarist. If anything, her race shielded her from the true amount of criticism she deserves.
January 4, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, DrPhilly said: Those fwucks can rot in hell We do victimize a lot of people, don’t we?
January 4, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, RPeeteRules said: "Conservatives deploy DEVASTATING weapon against colleges: integrity standards.”
January 4, 20241 yr She was always going to resign. It was just a matter of the zeroes to left of the decimal point. She said it herself.
January 4, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Dave Moss said: Gay stepped down because of the plagiarism thing. Not the Congressional hearing. She couldn’t stay out of the news and that doomed her. So the first black president of Harvard lasted six months… Biden got elected president as a documented plagiarist. Biden’s an old white guy......... Wait! Let me get some 🍿 😆
January 4, 20241 yr There are some important lessons to learn from this incident. First, the simple woke equation of oppressor/oppressed needs to be ditched. This experiment has gone on long enough now and caused far too much damage to society. This incident has laid the shortcomings out for everyone to clearly see (well, except the nutjobs on the fringe left). The DEI stuff needs to be dismantled and important minority rights work reset thru a healthier and more productive framework. Second, the tactics of activists such as those used against Gay need to be called out for what they are and somehow eradicated. Third, everyone needs to be held to the same standard regardless of position or of any immutable characteristics. Finally, @Dave Moss Harvard is completely free to find another female (or whatever of the many dozens of genders) person of color to lead the University. There are plenty super qualified candidates out there. Perhaps Penn will do the same.
January 4, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, lynched1 said: Biden got elected president as a documented plagiarist. Biden’s an old white guy......... Wait! Let me get some 🍿 😆 Yeah, a plagiarist or an insurrectionist is your choice next year. Hmmmmmm, tough one.
January 4, 20241 yr 12 hours ago, Dave Moss said: Gay stepped down because of the plagiarism thing. Not the Congressional hearing. She couldn’t stay out of the news and that doomed her. So the first black president of Harvard lasted six months… 11 hours ago, Dave Moss said: Meh. She couldn’t stay out of the news in part because she’s the first black president of Harvard. Fun times…
January 4, 20241 yr who cares what race she is ? she deserved to be tossed for multiple reasons, period.
January 4, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said: who cares what race she is ? Hmmmm, yeah I’m sure no one noticed
January 4, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Alpha_TATEr said: you sure did. Implicitly it’s used as a criticism of her. Explicitly too if folks can get away with it…
January 4, 20241 yr So far, her blacknesss seems not the issue. Her idiot opinions, lying and cheating, have gotten her in trouble.
January 4, 20241 yr 54 minutes ago, Dave Moss said: Implicitly it’s used as a criticism of her. Explicitly too if folks can get away with it… How about offering a few examples?
January 4, 20241 yr Under pressure, MIT’s Kornbluth vows to use ‘every lever’ to address conflict on campus Quote MIT President Sally Kornbluth, the only university president who testified before Congress last month and is still in power, said the school is looking for ways to address tensions from the Israel-Hamas war, even as pressure mounts on her to step down. "I’m working to use every lever available to address conflict on our campus, enhance the tenor of our discourse and help us find improved ways to live and work together here at MIT,” Kornbluth said in a memo on Wednesday. The memo comes after Bill Ackman, the hedge fund billionaire who successfully fought to end Claudine Gay’s presidency at Harvard, has set his sights on Kornbluth. Minutes after Gay’s resignation made headlines, Ackman posted on social media: "Et tu Sally?” Kornbluth acknowledged the pressure on universities right now. "The Israel-Hamas war continues to cause deep pain for many around the world, including at MIT, and is an ongoing source of tension in our community,” Kornbluth wrote in the memo. "Here on campus, its repercussions have pressure-tested some long-standing systems and assumptions, presenting challenges to our community and to fulfilling our mission of research and education.” Kornbluth announced "new steps” aimed at addressing these challenges and fighting antisemitism, Islamophobia and hate, including making sure MIT’s DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programs "effectively meet campus needs.” She said MIT plans to soon announce a new vice president for equity and inclusion. MIT, Harvard and other universities have also faced pressure in protecting free speech while combating hate speech. On that front, Kornbluth announced a new committee on "academic freedom and campus expression” that will immediately examine policies. "It’s clear that we need a better sense of how to navigate the principles of freedom of expression, which we must protect, and the need to guard against harassment, bullying, intimidation and discrimination – policy violations that must be subject to discipline,” Kornbluth said. The MIT president reiterated that the community needs to "lean into the idea that there’s a difference between what we can say and what we should say.” "We cannot expect discipline and policies to magically resolve all or even most difficulties that emerge in how we relate to each other in speech,” Kornbluth said. "We need to rely on each other for decency and compassion.” Last month Kornbluth, University of Pennsylvania Liz Magill and Harvard University President Gay testified before a House committee and drew fire when all three refused to explicitly condemn calls for genocide against Jewish people as against university policies. Magill stepped down from her position shortly after the hearing. This week, Gay, who had also been dogged by allegations of plagiarism, stepped down from her post. Both will remain at their respective universities as faculty members. Translation "F, this s*** is real and not going to blow over."
January 4, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, Toastrel said: So far, her blacknesss seems not the issue. Her idiot opinions, lying and cheating, have gotten her in trouble. It's only an issue for racists like @Dave Moss
January 4, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, paco said: It's only an issue for racists like @Dave Moss Racists gotta race.
January 4, 20241 yr 13 hours ago, Mike31mt said: No one outside of their respective alumni bases had ever heard of any of these 3 until they made public arses out of themselves by supporting terrorism, and falling flat on their faces when asked to answer simple softball questions. The fact that anyone defends them is insane I actually agree with this. Stop it.
January 4, 20241 yr Author 6 hours ago, DrPhilly said: There are some important lessons to learn from this incident. First, the simple woke equation of oppressor/oppressed needs to be ditched. This experiment has gone on long enough now and caused far too much damage to society. This incident has laid the shortcomings out for everyone to clearly see (well, except the nutjobs on the fringe left). The DEI stuff needs to be dismantled and important minority rights work reset thru a healthier and more productive framework. Second, the tactics of activists such as those used against Gay need to be called out for what they are and somehow eradicated. Third, everyone needs to be held to the same standard regardless of position or of any immutable characteristics. Finally, @Dave Moss Harvard is completely free to find another female (or whatever of the many dozens of genders) person of color to lead the University. There are plenty super qualified candidates out there. Perhaps Penn will do the same. Here's a radical idea - how about appointing an uber competent and qualified white Jewish guy
January 4, 20241 yr Just now, Procus said: Here's a radical idea - how about appointing an uber competent and qualified white Jewish guy They can do whatever they want but let's hope that no matter how they go they ensure that they get a highly competent and qualified individual and I think they will.
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