Inside Higher Ed continues its coverage of the
controversy in a course at GSEIS involving... well, it’s not quite clear what
is involved, despite the lengthy article. It does seem like the kind of development that needs some Academic Senate review. [Excerpt]
For the first time since graduate students staged a sit-in
during a class they said exemplified what’s wrong with race relations at the
University of California at [sic] Los Angeles, the course met again late last
week. But in an apparent attempt at compromise between the aggrieved students
and the instructor, its configuration was changed – raising concerns among
faculty advocates and those students alike.
Students previously had met as a group with Val Rust, professor emeritus
of education, leading the dissertation course in the Division of Social
Sciences and Comparative Education. On Thursday, following a last-minute
announcement, three additional professors with varying scholarly backgrounds,
including race and ethnic studies in education, joined Rust on a “panel” of
professors to oversee the remainder of the course. Students will attend
individually at scheduled times with select, assigned classmates to defend
their dissertation proposals...
Rust declined to comment on the new course format. Douglas Kellner, the head of the academic
division who sent some of the emails outlining the proposed course
configurations, and who is serving on the new panel with Rust, did not return
requests for comment. Louis Gomez, chair of the school’s Education Department,
also did not respond. In an emailed
statement, Ricardo Vazquez, a university spokesman, said that Rust, “in
consultation" with Kellner and others, including the dean of the school,
“has agreed to chair the mock oral examinations for students in the [course.] ... Greg Scholtz, head of academic freedom,
governance and tenure for the American Association of University Professors,
said the peer review is the “key ingredient” to a recommended resolution
following students’ complaints against a professor. It's unclear exactly how
much peer review there was in this case, given that some involved in
discussions held leadership positions within the school...
Full article at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/12/09/ucla-adds-professors-class-had-sit
A previous post on this matter can be found at:
http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2013/11/sit-in-at-gseis.html
We noted in that post that the issue had been picked up in conservative websites because of a reported complaint by students that the instructor had corrected grammar, e.g.:
http://nation.foxnews.com/2013/11/23/professor-students-held-sit-after-complaining-grammar-and-punctuation-corrections-were
A previous post on this matter can be found at:
http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2013/11/sit-in-at-gseis.html
We noted in that post that the issue had been picked up in conservative websites because of a reported complaint by students that the instructor had corrected grammar, e.g.:
http://nation.foxnews.com/2013/11/23/professor-students-held-sit-after-complaining-grammar-and-punctuation-corrections-were
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