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Monday, April 21. 2014

Depressing

More Decline in the U. of Chicago Core.


I have come to think that it's not so much about ideology and abandoning the canon of mankind's works over the past 10,000 years, but it's more about marketing to the kids. It's disgusting, and it saddens me.


If the U of C were in Big Ten football, they could and probably would keep their core and their soul. They are selling their soul for a bowl of lentils. It's greed.



More Decline in the U. of Chicago Core
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Personally, would I find this professor of the University of Chicago's Divinity School to be a significant repellant.

"[Sarah Palin's] greatest hypocrisy is in her pretense that she is a woman…" — Wendy Doniger (2008)

http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/09/moonbat_divinit.html
 
#1 Ralph of New London (Link) on 2014-04-21 14:55 (Reply)
U. Chicago used to be in the B1G. They were one of the founders. They also beat the famous U. Michigan "point-a-minute" team back in the day. Northwestern replaced them.

Ironically for you, it was the founder of the Great Books curriculum that took them out of the B1G.
#2 bob sykes on 2014-04-21 16:41 (Reply)
Because of its location in their neighborhood, multiple relatives have graduated from U. of C., both from its undergrad and law programs, over the last century. Moreover, The Great Books curriculum drew them, fascinated them and educated them to the world's "possibilities." Sadly, when the university diminished the content in an attempt to become more "popular" with high school graduates, they became just like every other school that suffers from narcissism -- lacking the substance to develop great thinkers.
#3 jma on 2014-04-21 17:52 (Reply)

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