Valin Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 The Daily Caller: Blake Neff Nov. 20 2015 A student at Columbia University is urging the school to inject more diversity into its required courses, claiming she suffered severe emotional trauma from reading too many books by and about white people. Columbia students and faculty gathered Wednesday night for a panel discussion on “Race, Ethnicity, and University Life.” According to the Columbia Daily Spectator, much of the commentary revolved around the idea that minorities on campus simply spend too much time being traumatized by the white-centric content of their classes. One of the panelists at the event was black Columbia student Nissy Aya. Aya was supposed to graduate in 2014, but instead is only on track to receive her degree in 2016. That, Aya says, demonstrates “how hard it has been for me to get through this institution,” though it’s worth noting she is an exceptional case, as Columbia has one of the highest four-year graduation rates in the country. Aya attributed some of her academic troubles to the trauma of having to take Columbia’s current Core Curriculum, which requires students to take a series of six classes with a focus on the culture and history of Western, European civilization. Aya says this focus on the West was highly mentally stressful for her. (Snip) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ An alternative reason might be that you are dumber than a box of rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'm getting traumatized reading about black people being traumatized reading about white people... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 @clearvision 3 year old children shouting Look At Me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyM Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 In a short while, Missouri will become just another HBCU institution and then quietly wither away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 In a short while, Missouri will become just another HBCU institution and then quietly wither away. HBCU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickydog Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Aya doesn't know what trauma is. She will some day, as life has a way of doing, but so far she has been lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyM Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 In a short while, Missouri will become just another HBCU institution and then quietly wither away. HBCU? Historically Black College / University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 @RandyM Oh Oh! I May Have Learned Something....I'm Scared. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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