Rice University, a prestigious academic institution, is now offering a course in “Afrochemistry” that aims to address “inequality in chemistry and chemical education.”
according to online As stated in the course schedule and catalog, this chemistry class does not have a final exam and will be held from January 8, 2024 to April 19, 2024. (Related: Teachers conference plans how to 'inspire activism' and teach critical race theory)
“Students use chemical tools and analysis to understand the lives of black people in the United States, and students apply African American sensibilities to analyze chemistry,” the course description in the catalog says. “A diverse range of historical and contemporary scientists, intellectuals, and discoveries in chemistry will inform personal reflections and suggestions for addressing inequities in chemistry and chemical education. It is open to students from a variety of backgrounds, including disciplines. No prior knowledge of chemistry or African American studies is required to participate in this course.”
Founded in 1912 as a private institution of higher education, Rice University is ranked No. 17 in U.S. News' Best National Universities of 2024. Ranking.The course is quoted It was featured in the Wall Street Journal as an example of how even difficult scientific subjects are being exploited by postmodernist and deconstructionist ideologies. Such cooperation is a sign that such anti-science, anti-opposition ideologies are “starting to appear almost everywhere, with support and encouragement from the scientific community,” as the WSJ article puts it. was considered.
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jerry coin Professor The biologist and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago writes: blog A poster advertising the course states that the course is a “study in Black Lives Matter,” and that such courses contaminate science by replacing hard science with “progressive activism.” He complained that he was just doing it.
