Astounding.
Reading the actual materials and what the university is saying vs somebody's opinion which has then been redundently opined upon throughout the blogosphere, it looks to me as if the UW-M program being lambasted is not considering "redistributing earned grades," but looking to enhance their recognition of and support for what they call "historically marginalized students" (which include returning adult learners, veterans, etc) with a goal that they will show an improvement in the distribution of earned grades across the academic specturm - resulting in potentially greater access to more of the university's specialized higher-level academic programs.
I'm beginning to wonder if anybody nowadays can break wind during a hurricane without somebody noticing it and seeking to make it into a politicized polemic.
Richard
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