The following is an excerpt of an angry email from Dr. Mary Rothschild, a long-term professor of history and former chair of Womens' Studies. She is part of a vocal cadre of faculty who are extremely opposed to the policies of ASU's President, Michael Crow.
"And I know I shouldn't say this, but many of us hate that we are becoming BYU South. The Fulton fundraising does not come without strings. You should see the flyer that is in the box outside the fence where the new enormous LDS Institute is being built. It is an article from the Church News that has quotes from the president saying that ASU is particularly glad to have Mormons because they raise the retention rates and are such good students, etc. Honestly, and we are put on public notice in the Wall Street Journal for not hiring a professor of religious studies because the local church objects. It takes me back to my first graduation here when Homer Durham returned to be the public speaker and he began with a prayer and I walked out. I think there should be a WALL between religious groups and public universities. Campus ministries are fine, but they exist for students and should be nothing more than extracurricular activities."
I guess I know now why I got into ASU huh!?
Note: Homer Durham is my great-uncle.
1 comment:
Too funny. People could simply be grateful for the funding they receive. It seems she might be biting the hand that feeds her. Although the Fultons are religious church members, sometimes it is important to let politics be politics. And, Chris, I assure you were not accepted for you religious affiliation, although your work ethic, abstinence from drugs, and ability to scripture chase may have been desirable.
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