Newser reported that on a new ranking of research at universities round the world, Harvard dropped to #3, and China won not only the top two spots, but 8 of the top 10, with universities unheard of by me. I added a comment to the story:
Who cares? Does is really matter if China is doing better than the US in new research" After all, China probably comes in last in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Of course admitting students and hiring faculty because of their race, their sex, their gender to get the proper stats so they look like America, that is far more important than what they know, or what they learn, or what they create. This is so much better than the days when white men imposed their standards all over the campus. Now, free of those restriction and difficult grading systems, students can enjoy music to rapp the ears, dances from near and far, and join the anti-racist, anti-microaggression movement, and put things in perspective. Harvard is now more loving than when it spent so much time on research.
Strange, most of the others who made comments were attacking Trump, as if he caused the decline at Harvard. Interesting. I hope the readers enjoy satire.
Hugh Murray
