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Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:32 pm to ZacAttack
UC Berkeley Law school asked this on the app. I wrote up something about being part coonass, part spic, the rest white...didn't get in. Thank God.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:35 pm to ZacAttack
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University I'm applying to requires a statement of contributions to diversity in the classroom, new student recruiting etc. Most of these statements are around 2 pages. I don't even know where to start with this bullshite. So, I figured the best most appropriate place to come for advice on this was the OT.
This is a VERY shitty attitude to have if you're trying to get a job in academia. You're going to be teaching classes full of people with different backgrounds, and they want to know how you would handle such an atmosphere.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:37 pm to Mung
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UC Berkeley Law school asked this on the app. I wrote up something about being part coonass, part spic, the rest white...didn't get in. Thank God.
You're glad that you didn't get into a Top 10 law school?
Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:39 pm to LordSaintly
got scholly to LSU Law, no loans, practice here. Would have oodles of student loan debt had i gone to Cal.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:41 pm to Mung
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Would have oodles of student loan debt had i gone to Cal.
Ah, good thinking then.
I'm $99,000 in the hole.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:42 pm to LSUBoo
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I prefer to separate the lights and darks when I do my laundry, but sometimes when I'm in a hurry I just throw them all in together and see what happens."
Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:45 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Tell them you went to football games at College Station, Fayetteville this year and you plan to go to Starkville and Tuscaloosa next year. #hired
Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:51 pm to LordSaintly
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This is a VERY shitty attitude to have if you're trying to get a job in academia. You're going to be teaching classes full of people with different backgrounds, and they want to know how you would handle such an atmosphere.
How I handle such a situation is I stand up in front of my class and do my job; teach. I don't give a damn what the audience looks like. They could all be purple and it wouldn't bother me. What bothers me is having to write some bullshite like this. It's not my job as a professor or the universities job to promote/teach diversity. Their job is to educate so that students won't be a bunch of incompetent dumb fricks when they graduate.
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Posted on 1/14/15 at 2:55 pm to ZacAttack
There ya go! Write that.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:01 pm to ZacAttack
Tell 'em you have a low opinion of all humanity and would embrace each and every representative of it with equal disregard and contempt.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:02 pm to ZacAttack
Write about how you plan to contribute to an old, old wooden ship used during the Civil War era.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:05 pm to ZacAttack
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How I handle such a situation is I stand up in front of my class and do my job; teach. I don't give a damn what the audience looks like. They could all be purple and it wouldn't bother me. What bothers me is having to write some bullshite like this. It's not my job as a professor or the universities job to promote/teach diversity. Their job is to educate so that students won't be a bunch of incompetent dumb fricks when they graduate.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:06 pm to ZacAttack
"I received a hummer from a black and hispanic girl in the back of a Toyota right after we ate some Mediterranean food while on Holiday in the Caribbean."
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Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:16 pm to ZacAttack
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How I handle such a situation is I stand up in front of my class and do my job; teach. I don't give a damn what the audience looks like. They could all be purple and it wouldn't bother me. What bothers me is having to write some bullshite like this. It's not my job as a professor or the universities job to promote/teach diversity. Their job is to educate so that students won't be a bunch of incompetent dumb fricks when they graduate.
If this is how you feel you should write it, or something similar. If not you are not being honest with yourself you should be ashamed when you look in the mirror.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:21 pm to LordSaintly
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$99,000 in the hole
Ouch! Roomie went to Tulane and owed just under $200K. After 20 years i think he is still paying.
CA places alot of emphasis on diversity. Their CLE requirements include one hour of "increasing the diversity of the Bar", along with ethics.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:34 pm to ZacAttack
quote:Just write, "I always treat coloreds real good."
a "contributions to diversity statement"
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:37 pm to Mung
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Ouch! Roomie went to Tulane and owed just under $200K. After 20 years i think he is still paying.
That is a SHITLOAD for 20 years ago.....
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:41 pm to ZacAttack
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How I handle such a situation is I stand up in front of my class and do my job; teach. I don't give a damn what the audience looks like. They could all be purple and it wouldn't bother me. What bothers me is having to write some bullshite like this. It's not my job as a professor or the universities job to promote/teach diversity. Their job is to educate so that students won't be a bunch of incompetent dumb fricks when they graduate.
Yes, your job is to educate, but most people understand that every person--professors and students--brings their own background into the classroom. And that brings with it different opinions, expectations, and notions of what is "obvious" and what is common sense." All they really want to hear in the diversity statement is that you realize this. Maybe think of a time you taught some kid from an underprivileged background who surprised you with his perspective in some way, and incorporate that anecdote into the statement.
The diversity statement isn't meant to be political; the committee just wants to see if you can effectively deal with students different than you, taking into consideration that their perspective is different from your own, without alienating them.
Teaching isn't just about delivering facts and information; you also have to deal with whole persons.
Posted on 1/14/15 at 3:58 pm to Bayou Sam
I guess I could talk about my one friend who is a tree hugger. I taught him the error of his ways.
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