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UCLA Professor Suing School After Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently
"A judge recently ruled that a UCLA professor who had been suspended after refusing to grade black students more leniently may continue with his lawsuit against the school."
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"Klein's lawsuit alleges he was punished for treating students equally, as required by California law. "
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California, why am I not so shocked? - jeeeezus'bjeeezus
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ucla-accounting-suspension-george-floyd/2022/04/08/id/1064981/
@earl-of-trumps saidAll students should be graded the exact same, as was the case when I was graded in 1960.
UCLA Professor Suing School After Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently
"A judge recently ruled that a UCLA professor who had been suspended after refusing to grade black students more leniently may continue with his lawsuit against the school."
and...
[i]"Klein's lawsuit alleges he was punished for treating students equally, as required b ...[text shortened]...
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ucla-accounting-suspension-george-floyd/2022/04/08/id/1064981/
Pray tell, if you libs want to dive in, what has changed.?
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@earl-of-trumps saidA group of students asked for some 'leeway,'
UCLA Professor Suing School After Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently
"A judge recently ruled that a UCLA professor who had been suspended after refusing to grade black students more leniently may continue with his lawsuit against the school."
and...
[i]"Klein's lawsuit alleges he was punished for treating students equally, as required b ...[text shortened]...
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ucla-accounting-suspension-george-floyd/2022/04/08/id/1064981/
because many of them were attending
GEORGE FLOYD/BLM protests, and were short of study time.
Actually, the state of California, sided with The Professor
when he refused to do so.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-was-suspended-for-refusing-to-grade-students-based-on-race-and-sued-his-lawsuit-can-continue-a-judge-ruled
@jimm619 saidYou lost me when you said the losers were asking for leeway. Never did that in my college classes. Every man for himself, don't you know. No mob rule at the time, don 't you know.
A group of students asked for some 'leeway,'
because many of them were attending
GEORGE FLOYD/BLM protests, and were short of study time.
Actually, the state of California, sided with The Professor
when he refused to do so.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-was-suspended-for-refusing-to-grade-students-based-on-race-and-sued-his-lawsuit-can-continue-a-judge-ruled
Plus, we adhered to the rules of the professor, Like, a judge runs his courtroom however he wants to . So, that is how it goes with a professor. You think the students have ONE IOTA of a say in how he runs his class??????
And one wonders why a guy like me funs with all you liberals on this thing!???!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!
This particular post will be read to my coffee buddies in the morning!! I won't tell them it is from a jester, so that it will carry some liberal credence. Jimmmm credence would sort get lost in the shuffle, no offense of course.
Gee Mo NItty, as my granny just said.
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@averagejoe1 saidI lost you? You're up so far on your 'high horse' that I gotta' shout.
You lost me when you said the losers were asking for leeway. Never did that in my college classes. Every man for himself, don't you know. No mob rule at the time, don 't you know.
Plus, we adhered to the rules of the professor, Like, a judge runs his courtroom however he wants to . So, that is how it goes with a professor. You think the students have ONE IOTA ...[text shortened]... d sort get lost in the shuffle, no offense of course.
Gee Mo NItty, as my granny just said.
College kids are STILL college kids, unless you're telling me you were a Saint. You know as well as I that each professor had different standards, grading formulas and normal human biases .....Remember 'grading on the curve''?
Anyway, this is nothing special, really a non issue to me. I side with the court but the kids ain't villains, anyway., never hurts to ask.
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@jimm619 saidJim, I am aware of all that but it does little to change the calculus. There were many white students
A group of students asked for some 'leeway,'
because many of them were attending
GEORGE FLOYD/BLM protests, and were short of study time.
Actually, the state of California, sided with The Professor
when he refused to do so.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-was-suspended-for-refusing-to-grade-students-based-on-race-and-sued-his-lawsuit-can-continue-a-judge-ruled
that protested the Floyd death as well, yet the professor was told to give slack to the black students only.
And yes, the state sided with the prof (so far) after the state school fired him. all racism and bullshards
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@earl-of-trumps saidAnd?..and what?..Want me to start a 'FUND ME PAGE?''
Jim, I am aware of all that but it does little to change the calculus. There were many white students
that protested the Floyd death as well, yet the professor was told to give slack to the black students only.
And yes, the state sided with the prof (so far) after the state school fired him. all racism and bullshards
As I tell my 20 year old son;
''If you expect life to be fair,
you will live a very disappointing life.''
@earl-of-trumps saidUCLA was stupid for suspending the teacher and hopefully has to pay that man a crap-ton of cash.
Jim, I am aware of all that but it does little to change the calculus. There were many white students
that protested the Floyd death as well, yet the professor was told to give slack to the black students only.
And yes, the state sided with the prof (so far) after the state school fired him. all racism and bullshards
I would agree with giving special consideration to students in certain circumstances, like if that area was hit with a natural disaster, if a student was a victim was a serious crime, something like that. In such cases, maybe more time to study for exams or turn in assignments can be given to the affected students.
But I can't see any reason why students must be graded more leniently than anyone else.
@earl-of-trumps saidNeedless to say, the Professor was not suspended for "Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently" but for sending a rather nasty e-mail to a student for suggesting that some "accommodation" be made in light of the protests regarding police killings. A petition, eventually signed by over 20,000 students at the University (https://www.yahoo.com/video/ucla-professor-sues-university-facing-152500976.html) stated:
UCLA Professor Suing School After Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently
"A judge recently ruled that a UCLA professor who had been suspended after refusing to grade black students more leniently may continue with his lawsuit against the school."
and...
[i]"Klein's lawsuit alleges he was punished for treating students equally, as required b ...[text shortened]...
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ucla-accounting-suspension-george-floyd/2022/04/08/id/1064981/
"We ask for your support in having Professor Klein’s professorship terminated for his extremely insensitive, dismissive, and woefully racist response to his students’ request for empathy and compassion during a time of civil unrest.
Given his background in ethics and liability, one would expect Professor Klein to hold himself to a higher social standard, especially given his position as a steward within higher education. However, his response to students was inappropriate, tone-deaf, and highly insensitive. The killing of George Floyd displayed a brutality that was so casual and so cruel, it reflected an utter dehumanization of Black life. It is understandable, then, that students nationwide - especially Black students - are struggling to focus on their educations when there is massive sociopolitical unrest that concerns both them and the future of their plight in this country.
Professor Klein’s blatant lack of empathy and unwillingness to accommodate his students during a time of protests speaks to his apathetic stance on the matter. His suggestion that a student with one black and one asian parent should only be accommodated half as much as a black student is a preposterously racist notion. Furthermore, his claim that a white student from Minneapolis "might possibly be even more devastated […] because some might think that they're racist" puts into perspective his ignorance, his bias, and his gross inability to comprehend the gravity of the systematic violence, discrimination, and fear experienced by Black people in this country.
His behavior is not reflective of the equity, respect, and justice that UCLA stands for as an institution. As Professor Klein so emphatically states on his profile page on the Anderson School of Management website: “Learning accounting or any quantitative discipline, without a concomitant emphasis on ethical behavior, is not a true education”. We ask for your support now in holding Professor Klein to the same ethical standards he claims to be essential to a holistic and inclusive educational experience, which is what he owes to his students as an educational leader. We, the students, refuse to support Gordon Klein any further and demand to see his employment terminated as soon as possible. Please consider signing this petition, sharing it, and providing any feedback possible. "
https://www.change.org/p/ucla-fire-ucla-professor-gordon-klein
Eventually, he was suspended for an entire three weeks. In his blog post defending his lawsuit, he admits he refused to follow the University's “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion” agenda, because he's "pretty sure the university’s EDI agenda violates Proposition 209, the California Constitution’s prohibition against race-based preferences in public education." https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/why-i-am-suing-ucla?s=r
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@no1marauder saidWOW............Never even read that....and I looked around..
Needless to say, the Professor was not suspended for "Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently" but for sending a rather nasty e-mail to a student for suggesting that some "accommodation" be made in light of the protests regarding police killings. A petition, eventually signed by over 20,000 students at the University (https://www.yahoo.com/video/ucla-professor-sues-u ...[text shortened]... ace-based preferences in public education." https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/why-i-am-suing-ucla?s=r
Very good, as usual........8 Thumbs up
@earl-of-trumps saidNewsmax, why am I not shocked?
UCLA Professor Suing School After Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently
"A judge recently ruled that a UCLA professor who had been suspended after refusing to grade black students more leniently may continue with his lawsuit against the school."
and...
[i]"Klein's lawsuit alleges he was punished for treating students equally, as required b ...[text shortened]...
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ucla-accounting-suspension-george-floyd/2022/04/08/id/1064981/
@no1marauder saidGod damnit. When will I learn not to believe conservatives when they post.
Needless to say, the Professor was not suspended for "Refusing to Grade Black Students Differently" but for sending a rather nasty e-mail to a student for suggesting that some "accommodation" be made in light of the protests regarding police killings.
I shouldn't have taken Earl's word, and should've looked it up myself.
@jimm619 saidWhat you are saying is that they were out educating the world while they were flunking school, Gotcha.
A group of students asked for some 'leeway,'
because many of them were attending
GEORGE FLOYD/BLM protests, and were short of study time.
Actually, the state of California, sided with The Professor
when he refused to do so.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-was-suspended-for-refusing-to-grade-students-based-on-race-and-sued-his-lawsuit-can-continue-a-judge-ruled
The world is full of idiots.
