Rutgers Declares Grammar Racist

English Department pledges to incorporate 'critical grammar' into program

Chrissy Clark - July 24, 2020

The English department at a public university declared that proper English grammar is racist.

Rutgers University's English department will change its standards of English instruction in an effort to "stand with and respond" to the Black Lives Matter movement. In an email written by department chairwoman Rebecca Walkowitz, the Graduate Writing Program will emphasize "social justice" and "critical grammar."

Walkowitz said the department would respond to recent events with "workshops on social justice and writing," "increasing focus on graduate student life," and "incorporating ‘critical grammar' into our pedagogy." The "critical grammar" approach challenges the standard academic form of the English language in favor of a more inclusive writing experience. The curriculum puts an emphasis on the variability of the English language instead of accuracy........To Read More....

Rutgers University declares proper grammar racist; standards to be adjusted

July 25, 2020 | Frieda Powers

Rutgers University’s English department has declared that correct grammar puts some students at a disadvantage and changes will now be made to address “social justice” and “critical grammar.”
Standards in English instruction will be adjusted now that proper grammar has been deemed racist by the public university, according to an email from Rebecca Walkowitz, a professor of English and chairwoman of the English Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

 Former Vanderbilt University professor Carol Swain slammed the move in a recent Fox News appearance, explaining how Black Lives Matter supporters and activists are essentially pushing for “lowered standards” for black students who should be given “special treatment.”

In order to “stand with and respond” to the Black Lives Matter movement, changes will be made to the Graduate Writing Program, as the Rutgers English department will introduce “workshops on social justice and writing,” according to an email titled “Department actions in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.”............More here..........