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Question : Why do some universities offer elective courses called SOPHIA where completing them doesn't affect a student's GPA, only their overall credits? This seems unfair and like a money-making scheme for schools that are supposed to be nonprofit. The Department of Education may need to investigate colleges like Capella University. Universities should rethink their policies on grading for courses that require the same effort and learning, regardless of whether they're paid or free. Renaldo McKenzie, President, https://theneoliberal.com Creator/Host, The NeoLiberal Round Podcast; Adjunct Professor, Jamaica Theological Seminary Doctoral Candidate Georgetown University Author, Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance Additional Material about GPA:

  #facebookisup #facebookisbackup They have resolved the issues. Apparently, the blackout had stemmed from a hack that Meta, and Facebook, and Instagram systems had detected and initiated a #shutdown to prevent any #security breach which was a good thing and a necessary mechanism. Part of #SPAM and #cybersecurity involves detection and prevention so the system will even shut down temporarily to stop hackers from intruding. However, the fact that this keeps happening means that FACEBOOK is always under attack from #hackers trying to get onto its system. But so far the mechanisms are in place to prevent this from happening. You can always get status updates on any #socialmedia via http:// theneoliberal.com or https:// downdetector.com Earlier, #Facebook was down, especially if you were using the media platform via a @Google   device or resource. It seems to work if using a @Windows   or @Microsoft   device. However, if you have a #2FA connected to a @google...

  #BlackHistoryMonth ...We've always looked down upon #afrocaribbean beliefs in my upbringing in the #caribbean . Even within #christendom there is this privilege. As a #postcolonialist , I am against #privilege . The #Caribbean as an invention has inherited certain traditions, one of privilege which continues in various forms today and engrained in the Caribbean mind; so that we have come to disdain our own "things" or "stuff". Listen to my esoteric lecture providing a #criticalanalysis on changing attitudes towards Afro-Caribbean Beliefs. Part 2 Lecture 3 #caribbeanthought This is part 2 of Lecture 3 in Caribbean Thought at the Jamaica Theological Seminary, delivered by Renaldo McKenzie on January 26, 2024. Renaldo continues to review the course outline, themes, and assertions of Caribbean Thought. We will pick up from where we left off in part 1 of Lecture 3. Here is the Link to part 1 on The NeoLiberal Round Youtube Channel: https://youtu.be/RlXORnmku48...

  Phyllis Wheatley, First Black Author and Poet in America Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth P hillis Wheatley, America's #FirstBlackAuthor and #poet ! Wheatley's poetry showcases her deep engagement with classical texts, like #Homer and #Virgil , reflecting on the complexity of her relationship with them. Drawing inspiration from Terence, she beautifully articulates her perspective: "The happier Terence all the choir inspir'd, His soul replenish'd, and his bosom fir'd; But say, ye Muses, why this partial grace, To one alone of Afric's sable race;" (Source: G reenwood, Emily (January 1, 2011). "Chapter 6: T he Politics of Classicism in the Poetry of Phillis Wheatley" . In Hall, Edith; McConnell, Justine; Alston, Richard (eds.). A ncient Slavery and Abolition. From Hobbes to Hollywood. OUP. pp. 153–180. ISBN 9780199574674). #ClassicalTexts #Literature #Poetry #BlackExcellence #NationalBlackLoveDay Submitted by: Renaldo McKenzie, Autho...

#questions : Do #parenting & society’s use of problematic #philosophy & bad theology prevent personal growth & perpetuate resentment/estrangement in kids as they grow up to be adults? #postcolonialism provided new #freedoms met with, #dogmas , rules and the #bureacraticphenomenon (the #irony of #independence ). Today’s episode of #theneoliberalroundpodcast is quite powerful, #ethnographic and #esoteric , entitled “I could’ve been a #usainbolt or like a #SerenaWilliams but….” The episode features my twin brother #ricardomckenzie and Co-Producer/host #dontenelson and of course #RenaldoMcKenzie , Your host. We went deep looking at issues of success as it is affected by ineffective parenting and society; raising and exploring the question: how poverty/parenting/societies institutions' use of problematic philosophy and bad #theology prevent personal growth and perpetuate estrangement and resentment in children as they grow up. ( I Could’ve Been A Usain Bolt Or A...