From Clayton Cramer: I Missed So Much Majoring in Chemistry
The following is from the Rice University catalog.
CHEM 125 001 (CRN: 25669)
AFROCHEMISTRY
Long Title: AFROCHEMISTRY: THE STUDY OF BLACK-LIFE MATTER
Department: Chemistry...
"Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: 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. This course will be accessible to students from a variety of backgrounds including STEM and non-STEM disciplines. No prior knowledge of chemistry or African American studies is required for engagement in this course."
What a joke.
It doesn't matter if you are white or black. Na + Cl produces a vigorous exothermic reaction. Your "lived experience" matters not in the least. Why a chemistry department would offer a course like this tells me they are no longer a serious department.
Why would the offer this? Because actual chemistry is a hard subject, and people are not taking hard subjects. Actual work? College is supposed to be a country club. Hard subjects interfere with that.
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