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Even though our schools are well-supported by a student loan scam pouring money on them in an ever increasing deluge, they always want more. A sweet spring of such funds comes from foreign students\u2014they get to pay a \u201cnon resident\u201d tuition penalty on top of the usual bloated tuition price.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s particularly prevalent in graduate school, and, I daresay, even more so in the sciences\u2026I was the only person in my department\u2019s varsity soccer team who spoke English as a first language, for example (in fact, it\u2019s where I first started to learn Mandarin, although a Russian striker left many an \u201cAdidas\u201d imprint on me during practice sessions\u2026I was the goalie).<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s quite common to hear non-English being spoken between graduate students. It never bothered me\u2014I\u2019ve studied enough other languages to realize English is such a difficult, unfair, language, that I\u2019m far more inclined to respect foreign students who speak English when they don\u2019t have to than be annoyed by students who don\u2019t when they can get away with it among themselves.<\/p>\n

As is so often the case, admin sees things differently than me:<\/a><\/p>\n

A US university professor has been removed as director of a graduate programme, amid a furore over an email she sent urging students not to speak Chinese.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

–I\u2019m quoting from the BBC here, though the incident occurred at Duke University.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gee whiz, \u201cChinese\u201d? Mandarin, or Cantonese? There are a few other viable guesses which sound close enough to Chinese to even the mildly initiated. Telling people what language not to speak seems harsh. What prompted this?<\/p>\n

\u2026two unnamed faculty members of the biostatistics Masters programme had complained to her about students speaking Chinese in public areas in the department.<\/em><\/p>\n

You better believe those faculty want to be anonymous in their complaints. All complaints by faculty are made anonymously, because fear of retribution is quite justified. This culture of fear is far more a concern than a language being spoken on a university campus that isn\u2019t from the tiny part of the universe where the campus is located.<\/p>\n

She said that not speaking English could lead to “unintended consequences” for international students\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve played Dungeons and Dragons plenty, read my share of fantasy novels and\u2026I simply lack the imagination to come up with an \u201cunintended\u201d consequence here. Can anyone give me a clue? This is how our leaders on campus rule, by fear of the unknown, even unknowable.<\/p>\n

Naturally in our wildly over-sensitive campus society, even daring to complain about anything a foreigner does is deemed racist, and the label was quickly slapped on her:<\/p>\n

\u2026Dr Neely, describing her as a supportive programme director and “definitely not a racist, not even close”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, there it is then. Just say you\u2019re not a racist, and you\u2019re cleared from all accusations of such for all time. Imagine how many lives wouldn\u2019t have been destroyed if it were common knowledge that this is how to escape the pitchfork-wielding mobs whenever the cry of RACIST is raised?<\/p>\n

Ok, this rational denial didn\u2019t work for her, and she ended up resigning. While I disagree with her, I don\u2019t think this minor faux pas merits anywhere near the punishment she\u2019s received so far. Will it end?<\/p>\n

But will she be fired? Duke graduate director resigns after telling students not to speak Chinese<\/a><\/p>\n

Petitions were immediately started online calling for her firing.<\/em><\/p>\n

This stuff really needs to end. It really would be in the students\u2019 best interest for them to speak English as much as possible, but I completely respect that sometimes the need to communicate quickly dominates the desire to practice a difficult language. An e-mail imploring students, many of whom will likely work in this country, to work harder to improve the (putative) language of this country. She actually was trying to help, and seeing as she never specifically threatened anyone with not following her advice, I see no need to threaten her job over this.<\/p>\n

I grant it wasn\u2019t just one e-mail, as she did something similar a year ago:<\/p>\n

In a different email<\/a> sent by Neely back in February 2018, she issued similar warnings to students speaking foreign languages in public spaces:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Bottom line: Continuing this practice may make it harder for you and future international students to get research opportunities while in the program. Please keep these potential downstream effects in mind when you choose to or choose not to speak in English outside of the classroom.\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

And\u2026what of it? She\u2019s still not forcing anyone, she\u2019s still making a case for why our foreign students should practice English as much as possible. In short, she\u2019s just doing\u2026her\u2026job. As much as I want to be against administrative activity, I don\u2019t see the foul here.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear who the two faculty members are, or if they existed to begin with.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wow, this accusation comes right out of left field. Please understand, these foreign grad students often teach the undergraduate courses\u2026I promise the gentle reader, I\u2019ve heard many complaints from the undergraduates in those courses about how hard it is to get through the accent. Naturally, I encourage those students to try harder\u2014I\u2019ve certainly had to muddle through some tough professorial accents in my life\u2014even as yes, off the record, I may have asked the teachers of those courses to practice their English more.<\/p>\n

In other words, I ask all parties involved to try harder to communicate with each other. I imagine that makes me a RACIST also.<\/p>\n

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