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To be fair, Madita Oeming completed her M.A. in American Studies from the University of Goettingen in Germany. So she basically studied American culture and is leveraging her interest in pornography to offer a seminar class, at a university in Germany. The headline is misleading, she didn't "start a class with taxpayer dollars". If anything, the university she is working for is hoping that students waste Euros on an elective that will most likely not satisfy any academic elective requirement.
I did visit the link and read the comments, they are a fascinating insight into how some people jump the gun with little information.
I did visit the link and read the comments, they are a fascinating insight into how some people jump the gun with little information.
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Taxpayer money is taxpayer money. Next time I can list German taxpayers. Non the less, I and some others find it humorously ill of Higher Ed.
Taxpayer money is taxpayer money. Next time I can list German taxpayers. Non the less, I and some others find it humorously ill of Higher Ed.
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CSM William Everroad
PO3 (Join to see), I do see your point, and to a degree I agree with it. However, taxpayer money isn't necessarily wasted. Just because a university offers a seminar course doesn't mean they are using appropriated funds to support it. I would argue, the main reason I support diverse curriculum is to give students more information about the world around them. In Germany, the study of American culture and its impact on the world could constitute a subject of interest. In fact, pornography showed its influence in print and video medias by shaping legislation. First in the debate about free speech, then in copyright right laws. Additionally, pornography helped kill betamax.
What you, and other denote as 'humorously ill' has been the cornerstone of academic freedom, the freedom of research and publication of it results. If higher education did not have that latitude, there are many scientific discoveries and advancements that would not have happened.
If the public takes offense at the topics of research, perhaps the public should consider not funding it all all. Case in point, public funding for higher education (as a % of total operating budget) is at an all time low. So it seems, the public is only funding a fraction (single digit) of the cost of higher education, at least in the U.S.
Research with limits or funding with contingency went the way of state run private enterprise.
What you, and other denote as 'humorously ill' has been the cornerstone of academic freedom, the freedom of research and publication of it results. If higher education did not have that latitude, there are many scientific discoveries and advancements that would not have happened.
If the public takes offense at the topics of research, perhaps the public should consider not funding it all all. Case in point, public funding for higher education (as a % of total operating budget) is at an all time low. So it seems, the public is only funding a fraction (single digit) of the cost of higher education, at least in the U.S.
Research with limits or funding with contingency went the way of state run private enterprise.
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CSM William Everroad - Looking at the amount of latitude that the colleges have currently. I believe much is still desired.
Also, agree that this is a conversation of college and there are two different countries blending the conversation. But trends are trends, that is my focus.
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRIKJCKWla4
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7s8IAOuumQ
Also, agree that this is a conversation of college and there are two different countries blending the conversation. But trends are trends, that is my focus.
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRIKJCKWla4
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7s8IAOuumQ
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