ĭo you know the names of the classmates that are black? How can I identify them since we’ve been having online classes only?Īre there any students that may be of mixed parentage, such as half black-half Asian? What do you suggest I do with respect to them? A full concession or just half?Īlso, do you have any idea if any students are from Minneapolis? I assume that they probably are especially devastated as well. Thanks for your suggestion in your email below that I give black students special treatment, given the tragedy in Minnesota. The newspaper reported Thursday that the student asked for “a no-harm and shortened final exam” and extended deadlines for final assignments and projects – but only for black students.Īctivists were more than happy to share Klein’s email response, however, which questioned the practicality of the student’s request and insinuated the idea was racist: The student’s specific request does not appear to have been made public, not even in the petition calling for Klein’s firing. MORE: University revokes admissions over offensive photo, cites no policy violation “We apologize to the student who received and to all those who have been as upset and offended by it as we are ourselves.” “Respect and equality for all are core principles at UCLA Anderson,” the Anderson School wrote in a statement, according to the Daily Bruin. The lecturer allegedly told his class that he was following UCLA rules by not modifying the syllabus in response to “individual factors.” Asked to respond to Klein’s purported claim, which would mean the school had punished him with an investigation for following its own rules, the Anderson spokesperson forwarded The Fix a Wednesday email from the Academic Senate ( below). Gordon Klein ( above) joined the Anderson School in 1981 and has also taught in the UCLA law school and Loyola Law School, according to his faculty page.Īn Anderson spokesperson refused to tell The College Fix what policy or policies Klein is alleged to have violated, only confirming that he was “on leave from campus and his classes have been reassigned to other faculty.” She implied, however, that he was the subject of a discrimination complaint. The UCLA Anderson School of Management has pulled an accounting lecturer from teaching because of his response to a student who asked for “special treatment,” in the lecturer’s words, for black students. These are not ordinary times, and it’s been years since they were on the typical four-year campus. In ordinary times, most academics would be skeptical of a student’s proposal to treat students differently in class based on their race.
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