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Podcast: Thinking Out Loud
Episode: The Prof Who Was Fired for Refusing to Lower His Academic Standards
Description: Organic chemistry is a notoriously difficult subject. But what happens when modern sensibilities collide with high academic standards? Dr. Maitland Jones, Jr., a celebrated scholar with a wealth of teaching experience, found out firsthand when a petition signed by a number of his students resulted in his termination from New York University. The complaint: his class was too difficult. Join us as we work through some of the ramifications of this mindset, as well as some of the assumptions undergirding it.