Thanks for sharing this EK. This is a fascinating story that I "liked" on Facebook last week. I was delighted to that MSNBC's Melissa Harris Perry did a story on this and had the professor in question as a guest on her program Saturday morning. This is an issue that I've encountered all too often in my career when I teach courses like race, gender and media. I fear that such issues will be exacerbated as more and more universities face pressures (mandates) to increase retention and graduation rates (for state funding purposes), adopt such policies guided by the students are "customers" model. Dwight Dwight E. Brooks, Ph.D. Professor and Director School of Journalism PO Box 64 College of Mass Communication Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 615 494-8925 Fax: 615 898-5866 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [wordmark_web] From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of EK Daufin Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 3:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Must: Read Educators of Color and the effects of "Customer Service" This is so important to MAC. Please read and share widely: Must: Read Educators of Color and the effects of "Customer Service" http://www.slate.com/articles/life/counter_narrative/2013/12/minneapolis_professor_shannon_gibney_reprimanded_for_talking_about_racism.html -- Know Justice; Know Peace, Rev. Dr. E-K. Daufin Professor of Communications Alabama State University National Media Size Equity Expert Winner -- 2000 MaryAnn Yodelis-Smith Research Award AEJMC CSW AEJMC MAC Membership Chair 915 S. Jackson St., MTG, AL 36101-0271 334-229-6885 Follow me to my home country where the definitions are daufinations at: http://daufination.blogspot.com<http://daufination.blogspot.com/> http://pinterest.com/ekdaufin/ and www.home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin<http://www.home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin> Your research and creative activity referrals are welcomed. With all my heat & heart I want to work with and for kind, competent, strong people who love and help me and I they. Ashe!