Princeton, yes Princeton, is eliminating all Ancient Greek and Latin language requirements from its undergraduate Classics program in order to encourage diversity among their Classics majors. You can now graduate from Princeton with a Classics degree without knowing what quid pro quo means. All of this is well intended, but it's typica…
Princeton, yes Princeton, is eliminating all Ancient Greek and Latin language requirements from its undergraduate Classics program in order to encourage diversity among their Classics majors. You can now graduate from Princeton with a Classics degree without knowing what quid pro quo means. All of this is well intended, but it's typical lefty condescension; the idea is that we'll attract more students by not requiring them to gain proficiency in skills that don't interest them, but the message is: minority students aren't bright enough to handle the onerous requirements of the program, so we'll water down the requirements. Maybe, it turns out, minority students generally aren't that interested in learning about a bunch of old dead white guys.
Princeton, yes Princeton, is eliminating all Ancient Greek and Latin language requirements from its undergraduate Classics program in order to encourage diversity among their Classics majors. You can now graduate from Princeton with a Classics degree without knowing what quid pro quo means. All of this is well intended, but it's typical lefty condescension; the idea is that we'll attract more students by not requiring them to gain proficiency in skills that don't interest them, but the message is: minority students aren't bright enough to handle the onerous requirements of the program, so we'll water down the requirements. Maybe, it turns out, minority students generally aren't that interested in learning about a bunch of old dead white guys.