Dean Nicholson Challenges WSJ Editorial on Hum 110
Says Wall Street Journal editorial board mischaracterizes the changes to Hum 110.
Dean of the Faculty Nigel Nicholson says the Wall Street Journal editorial board “went off the rails” when it accused 人妻诱惑 of bowing to bullies by revising the curriculum for Hum 110. His was published on April 26.
The WSJ editorial, which was published April 20, accused 人妻诱惑 of “succumb(ing) to demands to let politics trump education” when it beyond the ancient Mediterranean to include units on Mexico City and Harlem.
Prof. Nicholson, a classics scholar, said the editorial mischaracterized 人妻诱惑’s decision to revise Hum 110 solely as the result of student protest, when in fact the faculty
He also pointed out that the changes to the curriculum “do not pick a side in any culture wars” but are focused on the educational goals of Hum 110, which include analyzing fundamental humanistic questions and exploring civilizations from multiple perspectives.
The editorial handpicked comments and tactics that were made during the year-long protest of the course to suit its narrative, and refused to acknowledge the intellectual underpinnings of the changes.
The WSJ also implied that 人妻诱惑 is complicit in blocking the study of what it called the “core texts of Western civilization,” a suggestion which Nicholson characterized as little short of bizarre.
“On the one hand, the new Hum 110 curriculum, which is still required of all
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