The Daily Free Press reports a crisis at the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research.
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Magoo Sez
By MisterMagooForYoo
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 11:59am
Jeepers, $43,000,000 can buy one a lot of bangers and mash. Magoo luvs this meal and will have bangers and mash once a fortnight. Magoo.
The Compliance Services
By Bob Leponge
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:36pm
Could someone help me understand what "anonymous" means in this context?
It sounds like it was sent anonymously at the time
By Tim Mc.
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 1:27pm
but then she went in person to the Provost to discuss it more.
Wow
By John Costello
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:52pm
"A former CAR employee involved in research leadership, who also asked to remain anonymous, said the Center was not able to hire a qualified senior social scientist, and it seemed like Kendi was not “interested in bringing [one] on, or seemingly couldn’t,” they said."
When you star**ck, do not be surprised when you get left alone in the morning.
Hey BU - How about you let more African Americans in and leave the kids from Asia and the Gulf majoring in "Boston" for four years off to the side? That would be a good start.
Interesting chatter on BU reddit on this topic
By Friartuck
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 12:59pm
https://www.reddit.com/r/BostonU/comments/16lu5yk/...
Indeed
By Scratchie
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 4:15pm
https://www.reddit.com/r/BostonU/comments/16lu5yk/...
This reddit comment seems to
By ENIGMUE
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 4:33pm
This reddit comment seems to sum it up the best, and we might need to bring up Hanlon's Razor again;
Hanlon's Razor?
By ScottB
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 10:05pm
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Is that really where you want to go with this? The apparent failure of the Center for Antiracist Research wasn't because of grift, just incompetence? That's better???
The Free Press story doesn't even complain about the lack of an impact by the CAR on BU internally -- it highlights the fact that its key function -- Research -- hasn't produced much in the way of results after three years and $30 million in spending!
yes, it’s better
By berkleealum
Fri, 09/22/2023 - 6:47am
many are going to use this incident to confirm their priors re: Kendi and his work; chiefly the idea that anti-racism research is unnecessary.
it’s a reminder that we should not be so dense in this comment section.
Ibram X. Kendi is a con artist
By StillFromDorchester
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 1:42pm
I am amazed at how he has become the voice white people think they need to learn from on racial issues, he is a complete fraud in my opinion. The last person on earth id advise my children to listen to on what it means to be a minority in the United States, is him.
even worse?
By cybah
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 2:52pm
even worse than Shaun King?
I'm not familiar with that name.
By StillFromDorchester
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 4:54pm
Mr. Kendi is cashing in on white guilt in my opinion. A true con man who has found a perfect schtick.
You might know Shaun by one of his aliases
By Hardy Har Har
Fri, 09/22/2023 - 6:51am
Talcum X
Martin Luther Cream
Hueless P Newton
W.E.B. Defraud
I Googled him
By StillFromDorchester
Fri, 09/22/2023 - 7:17am
Quite the character.
Does anyone know
By Kathode
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 1:58pm
what a fellowship model means? Do they hire research fellows annually and pay them less?
("the Center “evolves” toward a nine-month fellowship model")
Kudos to the Daily Free Press Team
By Irma la Douce
Thu, 09/21/2023 - 3:03pm
This is far more detailed and exhaustive than the Globe reports.
Don't tell me
By Sock_Puppet
Fri, 09/22/2023 - 10:01am
that a man who got a job just because of his race is incompetent.
No, this is above and beyond incompetent. This is an academic Ponzi scheme falling apart.
And
I figure it's only a matter of time before Kendi informs us that the fixation on completed research is ethnocentric.
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