The University of Iowa could become the first school in the state to add a bachelor’s program in social justice to its list of degrees, provided its Board of Regents approves the motion.What a waste of taxpayer money. Yet another "Aggrieved Victim Studies" degree. I don't see how there's any so-called social justice in that.
Currently, the school already offers a first-year seminar on social justice as well as a “Justice for All” living learning community where students can live and “learn about systemic problems in our society.”
University officials told The Iowa City Press-Citizen that both programs have been so well-received, with full-enrollment in the “Justice for All” learning community, that demand for an actual degree-program on the topic makes sense...
UPDATE: A spokesperson for the university has confirmed to Campus Reform that the Board of Regents voted to approve the social justice degree program at its meeting Thursday.
Education, politics, and anything else that catches my attention.
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Good Decision, Bad Decision
I laud them when they do something right, I'm going to criticize them when they do something stupid. Who is "they"? The University of Iowa:
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Any degree with the word "studies" in it is a worthless degree.
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