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Post by claver07 on Jul 31, 2023 13:21:14 GMT -5
Irishstag raised a lot of valid concerns and points but don’t bother debate him, just call them a racist. Now you’re ready for a career in academia. It’s such a great idea let’s tell Harvard about it so they can institute a glorified high school now that they cannot openly discriminate against middle class whites and Asians.
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Post by typhaon on Jul 31, 2023 14:53:59 GMT -5
Irishstag raised a lot of valid concerns and points but don’t bother debate him, just call them a racist. Now you’re ready for a career in academia. It’s such a great idea let’s tell Harvard about it so they can institute a glorified high school now that they cannot openly discriminate against middle class whites and Asians. His first sentence he's claiming it's a breach of fiduciary duty by the BOT... and in the next sentence he's claiming the proposal is because of "the racial justice ethos of the moment." Hardly a sober critique.
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Post by stags74 on Jul 31, 2023 15:01:22 GMT -5
I highly doubt Texas and Bellarmine are financial stretches. On the contrary, I think they are highly strategic moves, done conservatively to fill needs, and subsequently, intelligently grow the University we know and love. Very proud of FU for taking the “chances”/steps. This is an intelligent response opinion . Not just an attack by a poster who disagrees with another posters opinions and leg questions poised by that poster.
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Post by irishstag on Jul 31, 2023 15:27:26 GMT -5
The Fairfield University name is going to be on Associates Degree diplomas. I always half joked privately that the MAAC was composed of Catholic community colleges. (I've heard alumni of peer institutions call it a Catholic high school league). Now we've proven we belong. The associates degree holders are going to represent themselves as Fairfield graduates, because they will be. Do we want the public at large that doesn't know Fairfield to identify us as an associates degree granting institution? Do any of our peer institutions do that? I submit it is cheapening the brand and the value of Fairfield bachelors degrees. If we were happy being a local Catholic university with an 80% acceptance rate, the jump...the de-valuation, wouldn't be as steep as it is now, when for the first time in 40 years we've gotten the acceptance rate below 50%. I'm from the Hartford area, and many years ago the University of Hartford attempted a similar program, which they called University College. It didnt last long. The University's own students were critical of the reduced standards and negative reflection on them.
And to answer the question WWJD? Well, if He was looking at misplaced priorities at Catholic colleges, I think He'd start with Notre Dame football...
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Post by dannynoonan on Jul 31, 2023 15:51:13 GMT -5
I highly doubt Texas and Bellarmine are financial stretches. On the contrary, I think they are highly strategic moves, done conservatively to fill needs, and subsequently, intelligently grow the University we know and love. Very proud of FU for taking the “chances”/steps. This is an intelligent response opinion . Not just an attack by a poster who disagrees with another posters opinions or beliefs and leg questions poised by that poster. I added a couple words in 'red' for you, Paulie. You're welcome
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Post by irishstag on Jul 31, 2023 15:52:46 GMT -5
Irishstag raised a lot of valid concerns and points but don’t bother debate him, just call them a racist. Now you’re ready for a career in academia. It’s such a great idea let’s tell Harvard about it so they can institute a glorified high school now that they cannot openly discriminate against middle class whites and Asians. His first sentence he's claiming it's a breach of fiduciary duty by the BOT... and in the next sentence he's claiming the proposal is because of "the racial justice ethos of the moment." Hardly a sober critique. By using university resources in a manner which does not advance university interests, the fiduciary duty is broken. That's plenty clear from what I wrote. I couldn't help notice your choice of words, a "sober critique" in light of my screen name. It's unfortunate you need to stoop to ad hominem attacks in this forum. Fairfield deserves better.
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Post by stag79 on Jul 31, 2023 17:35:06 GMT -5
“have to pay to attend”
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Post by stagz on Aug 1, 2023 6:07:14 GMT -5
Understand the concern of cheapening the brand, but I think NYU offers and I am sure others. Plus it is marketed as Fairfield Bellarmine not University. With undergraduate degrees skyrocketing and out of reach for many and their values in question, we are trying to fill a void. We’ll see how it goes, but worth the try/effort.
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Post by stag79 on Apr 12, 2024 23:05:12 GMT -5
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Post by brokenboat on Apr 13, 2024 9:42:19 GMT -5
Nice to see an elite academic institution like Williams to also get involved in this endeavor. Should help elevate the awareness/competitiveness and lessen the burden on FU.
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Post by Stagophile on Apr 13, 2024 9:49:26 GMT -5
Fr. John Mulreaney, who is the Superior of the Fairfield Jesuit Community, is a Williams College graduate.
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Post by ctghostman on Apr 20, 2024 7:35:21 GMT -5
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Post by brokenboat on Apr 20, 2024 20:12:34 GMT -5
Cringeworthy indeed. Dude is a straight up racist 😬
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Post by irishstag on May 4, 2024 9:55:19 GMT -5
Some quotes from the article from The Mirror regarding Bellarmine:
Dr Fenandez noted "A key facet of this collaboration takes place in the mini-tutorials he conducts to prepare students for essay writing."
Shouldn't the students who go there already know how to write essays?
Dr Harper said "My students at the North Benson campus, by and large, are well-groomed to be students. They get their stuff in and they show up on time,” he noted. “A lot of my students at Bellarmine are still learning those skills."
Shouldn't the students who attend Bellarmine value the opportunity they are being given by showing up on time and turning their work in?
Dr Hooda stated " “A lot of our students are first-generation students who don’t have mentors or older siblings at home who they can ask, ‘What is an office hour?’ or ‘What is the registrar?’” she explained.
This is really insulting. I and half my friends at Fairfield were first generation, before that was a celebrity status, and we didn't have trouble figuring these things out.
And finally, there is Dr Neal: “I look at the Bellarmine program as reparations,” he proclaimed. “The education system is stacked against people of color in the United States....I’ll just be honest. I feel like initially, it started as a white savior initiative,” he said. “But, it has turned into an actual thing. We don’t have white folks running stuff. We’re the ones making decisions.”
So, by Dr Neal's reasoning, if white people do nothing, they're racist, but if they do something, they're acting like white saviors. I wonder what he'd have us do?
So there it is, in the words of the faculty who teach there. Reduced standards and towering ingratitude. I hope other alumni will join me in withholding donations until this embarrassment ends.
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