© 2020 BLAZE MEDIA LLC. Klein must be immediately reinstated, and UCLA's leaders must make clear that their commitment to academic freedom is stronger than an online mob.''. Total 120; Gordon Klein, an accounting professor at UCLA, is under fire for his email declining a request from students to provide a “no-harm” final amid the George Floyd protests. Are there any students that may be of mixed parentage, such as half black-half Asian? Via the Washington Free Beacon: _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-mobile-inverted-source'); But many students objected to the tone of his email, and a petition calling for him to be fired was quickly started on change.org. September 26, 2020, 8:01 pm, by _g1.classList.remove('lazyload'); Idiot UCLA students are now demanding that professors extend or cancel their final exams for minority students over the death of George Floyd and some are demanding professors who refuse be fired. 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Users are asking for help spreading the word to sign the petition, which calls for Klein to be fired. try { if ( localStorage.getItem(skinItemId ) ) { _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-inverted-img'); Now students are petitioning for the school to "Fire UCLA Professor Gordon Klein.". “We apologize to the student who received it and to all those who have been as upset and offended by it as we are ourselves,” Bernado wrote. _g1.setAttribute('src', _g1.getAttribute('data-src') ); Klein wrote back and explained his reasons for rejecting the requests, including the difficulty in identifying who would receive the benefits of such a change, and the conflicts with UCLA's faculty code of conduct, which prohibits the failure to hold exams as scheduled, evaluation of students based on criteria other than their performance in the course, and discrimination based on race. _g1 = document.getElementById('g1-logo-mobile-inverted-img'); Thanks, G. Klein,'' the professor's response concluded, according to the petition. One tweet, in particular, has been shared over a thousand times. 'People should not be evaluated based on the "color of their skin"'. "Remember that MLK famously said that people should not be evaluated based on the 'color of their skin.' What do you suggest I do with respect to them? Gary Sheffield, Jr Dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management Antonio Bernado said in an email Klein would be replaced for the remainder of the quarter. ESPN Planning Revamped NFL Live with Laura Rutledge, Dan Orlovsky, Marcus Spears. POLL: Which of these institutions, if any, do you trust. His interests include reading Stephen King novels, avoiding traffic on the road, and pretending to solve true-crime mysteries. "It would be one thing if the students had asked for exam extensions for everybody ... but, no, it's just the minority students," Lauren said. "Remember that MLK famously said that people should not be evaluated based on the 'color of their skin.' This week on "Psuedo-Intellectual," BlazeTV host Lauren Chen talked about a UCLA professor who was suspended and has reportedly been placed under police protection, after he refused a request to exempt black students from final exams in the wake of George Floyd's death. } catch(e) {}, try { Texas Tech QB Alan Bowman Threw “Horns Down” Up In The Air BEFORE OT Loss To Texas, Boxing Star Jermall Charlo Sounds Off On Journalist Chris Mannix, Former Met Ty Kelly Hilariously Roasts The Mets For Not Making Playoffs, Mets Ace Jacob DeGrom Throws 102 MPH With A 95 MPH Slider, A Non-Glamorous Road Win Is Still a Win for Tennessee at South Carolina. Watch BlazeTV on September 26, 2020, 5:26 pm, by I assume that they probably are especially devastated as well. "Those obligations and promises are of even more importance during a crisis. To enjoy more of Lauren's pro-liberty, pro-logic and pro-market commentary on social and political issues, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multiplatform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution and live the American dream. September 26, 2020, 5:09 pm. Klein wrote in response to one student's request that accommodations be made for minority students during "these trying times. by Gordon Klein has been teaching at UCLA's Anderson School of Management since 1981. He received an email from a student on June 2, requesting that he adjust his final exam requirements for black students due to the ongoing protests. "We ask for your support in having Professor Klein's professorship terminated for his extremely insensitive, dismissive, and woefully racist response to his students' request for empathy and compassion during a time of civil unrest," reads the petition. Klein emailed back explaining why he didn’t approve the request. “The student requested a no-harm and shortened final exam, and extended deadlines for final assignments and projects in consideration of black students’ wellbeing in light of nationwide protests against police brutality,” the Daily Bruin writes. Gary Sheffield, Jr A full concession or just half?"