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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: rangerrebew on January 16, 2024, 10:55:51 am
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Rice University mocked for ‘afrochemistry’ course on ‘inequities in chemistry and chemical education’
Story by Brian Flood •
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Rice University has been mocked in recent days for offering a course titled, "Afrochemistry: The Study of Black-Life Matter," that addresses "inequities in chemistry and chemical education."
The course, which is posted on the Rice University’s spring 2024 course schedule, is for undergraduate students and does include a final exam. Since being publicized on social media, critics have slammed the class for combining diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives with chemistry.
"Students will apply chemical tools and analysis to understand Black life in the U.S. and students will implement African American sensibilities to analyze chemistry. Diverse historical and contemporary scientists, intellectuals, and chemical discoveries will inform personal reflections and proposals for addressing inequities in chemistry and chemical education," the university wrote to describe the class.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rice-university-mocked-for-afrochemistry-course-on-inequities-in-chemistry-and-chemical-education/ar-AA1n0RCE?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=545a7d2f78b2476da3c35cc848085c13&ei=45
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If chemistry is so racist, they should drop the curriculum! *****rollingeyes*****
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students will implement African American sensibilities to analyze chemistry.
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Well, I learned in my afrophysics class that Kamala isn't really black. She is so dense light bends around her.
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students will implement African American sensibilities to analyze chemistry.
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