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iemanja

(54,768 posts) Wed Dec 1, 2021, 01:26 PM Dec 2021

Dean of Carlson School (U of Minn) makes dismissive comments about COVID

Carlson School of Management (CSOM) Dean Sri Zaheer made “egregious and problematic” comments regarding COVID-19 during a Sept. 15 Carlson Staff Consultative Committee meeting, according to a letter sent by the committee.

The letter, which was sent to the dean on Oct. 13, requested a written apology from Zaheer to the committee and Carlson staff, along with other action items, including training for Carlson leadership and a written public acknowledgement of the concerns stated in the letter.

According to the letter, Zaheer said “you all really need to chill out and get over it” to committee members regarding the pandemic, along with other statements.

Another one of Zaheer’s comments at the meeting included “50,000 people die from the flu each year but no one talks about that.”

https://mndaily.com/270057/news/carlson-staff-writes-letter-on-egregious-and-problematic-comments-from-dean-sri-zaheer-during-meeting/?utm_source=MN+Daily+News+-+Email+Edition&utm_campaign=94558f17db-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_11_29_02_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_58c398b796-94558f17db-226794320

Carlson is the Business School. The U of M has mandatory vaccination and mandatory masking, so this is not in keeping with university policy.

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Dean of Carlson School (U of Minn) makes dismissive comments about COVID (Original Post) iemanja Dec 2021 OP

We already know that some rabid reTHUG Fascist politicians have been abqtommy Dec 2021 #1

Well, this one runs a college iemanja Dec 2021 #2

Nothing is solution to ALL of our problems, but education is key. Pigs can't appreciate pearls Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #8

Doesn't a business major know the difference between 50,000 and 800,000? Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #3

Evidently the business Dean doesn't. iemanja Dec 2021 #4

He needs to be in a different line of work. Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #5

Agreed. iemanja Dec 2021 #6

Look at Peter Navarro who was an economist at U Cal. with his own bizarre ideas question everything Dec 2021 #7

Because people DO talk about flu deaths, they get their flu shot. Duh. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #9

Sounds like a Trumpy geardaddy Dec 2021 #10

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

1. We already know that some rabid reTHUG Fascist politicians have been

Reply to iemanja (Original post)

Wed Dec 1, 2021, 01:30 PM

Dec 2021

graduated from Institutions Of Higher Learning. I'd say that education really isn't a
solution to all of our People Problems.

iemanja

(54,768 posts)

2. Well, this one runs a college

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 1, 2021, 01:31 PM

Dec 2021

which is far worse.

Bernardo de La Paz

(50,897 posts)

8. Nothing is solution to ALL of our problems, but education is key. Pigs can't appreciate pearls

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 1, 2021, 02:24 PM

Dec 2021

... but the rest of the populace should not be denied education because of a snit over some "educated" pigs.

Kind of education is important too. It must teach analytic thinking (critical thinking), emotional intelligence, and creativity. Rote learning and teaching to the test is not the way to go.