Sunday, December 11, 2016

EMU to require ‘black studies’ course in ALL majors

EMU to require ‘black studies’ course in ALL majors

  • Eastern Michigan University is in the process of implementing a “Black Student 10-Point Plan” that would require faculty to build “a course on Black studies” into “the curriculum of every major.”
  • The plan acknowledges that it will be difficult to incorporate the subject matter into fields such as natural sciences, but says this will simply "require revisions to many courses."
Eastern Michigan University is in the process of implementing a “Black Student 10-Point Plan” that would require faculty to build “a course on Black studies” into “the curriculum of every major.”
Saturday press release on the matter notes that “black student leaders are working closely with faculty administrators to explore curricular options to further this goal,” acknowledging that “there are well-understood challenges in attempting to incorporate black studies into every major.”...

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