Talk:Brooklyn College/Archives/2015

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Why yaffa eliach redirects here?! Szopen 12:58, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't know. But she is a highly notable professor, who should have a bio and be reflected here as well, IMO. See, for example, [1]--Epeefleche 14:37, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

That whole section in the beginning about Eugene Shendrow - does NOT belong in the beginning of an encyclopedia article about a college. It belongs in that college's brochure, so you should keep it there.

I disagree. See no reason why it does not belong. Pls refer to a Wiki policy to support your view.--Epeefleche 06:05, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

WP:SOAP The disputed piece is not encyclopedic, it is an advertisement. Please tell me a 4-year college who's student possibilities don't include a Rhodes Scholarship? The fact that a BC student got one is great, but are Harvard and Yale gonna write it on the front of their page? It seems to be a clear-cut case of self-promotion, re: Wikipedia is not a soapbox.Slapshot01j 23:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

You would not I imagine have a problem with reflection of the fact that the Twin's catcher won an award, I imagine. This is a reflection of an award being won by a student. Our college articles are repelete with mentions of awards being one. I'm not sure what you point is about self-promotion -- that is simply the sort of factual information that an encylopedia reports.

I will lay this argument to rest, but your logic would only seem to extend to Joe Mauer's wikipedia page - not the twins team. "Emblematic of the possibilities of being a twins player, Joe Mauer won the MVP." That makes no sense. He could have won it anywhere. The fact that he won the MVP, is noteworthy - but only on HIS wikipedia page. However, it says nothing encyclopedic about the twins. Thus, when Shenderov has a wikipedia page of his own, his Rhodes Scholarship should be prominently featured. I still fail to see why that piece belongs.Slapshot01j 05:09, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

So reword it to make Wikipedia better, don't delete it to make it worse. And no -- the Twins page can reflect Twins MVPs. One is not required to limit the Twins page to mentions of the team as a whole. Team pages are replete with mentions of indivuals, as are school pages.--Epeefleche 05:19, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

A correction on this item might be worthwhile: Helene Port (Cohen) (B.S. 1492), Jewish Grandmother

When did Mrs. Port receive her degree? Could it have been in 1942, not in 1492? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.9.56.203 (talk) 20:34, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Page was merged

The contents of Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College were merged into this article. (This was the first time I have performed a merge, if I did something improperly, please inform me.) Kpstewart (talk) 01:23, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Category:City University of New York vs. Category:Brooklyn College

Category:Brooklyn College is itself a category within Category:City University of New York. — Robert Greer (talk) 18:56, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Imposed Uniformity of Thought: Shouldn't There Be a Criticism Section?

I don't really know what the content policy is for other universities on WP, but should(n't) there be a criticism section here? I am thinking of the testimony penned by alumni Bruce Kesler, entitled I Just Disinherited My Alma Mater and reflecting conservatives' frustrations at the imposed uniformity of thought on college campuses (this makes all the more sense since a number of professors have registered protests with the campus president, as the testimony makes clear):

"I just updated my will and trust and, with heavy heart, cut out what was a significant bequest to my alma mater, Brooklyn College.

What caused the disinheritance is that all incoming freshmen and transfer students are given a copy of a book to read, and no other, to create their 'common experience.' This same book is one of the readings in their required English course. The author is a radical pro-Palestinian professor there.

When I attended in the 1960s, Brooklyn College – then rated one of the tops in the country -- was, like most campuses, quite liberal. But, there was no official policy to inculcate students with a political viewpoint.

… One professor’s unpublished letter [of protest, asking for a balanced presentation] to the college president said: 'Anyone who has taught at a university during the past quarter-century and more knows that the slogan of "diversity" generally alludes to its opposite (i.e., imposed uniformity of thought camouflaged by diversity of physical appearance) and also foretells mischief.'” Asteriks (talk) 09:04, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: moved to Brooklyn College. Favonian (talk) 09:41, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

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Brooklyn College, City University of New York → Brooklyn College – This university prefers to be called "Brooklyn College". The person who recently renamed this article (User:Varscona72) had perfomed the same incorrect move on "Hunter College", and that move already had to be reverted, by consensus. That editor is creating bold changes to articles without realizing the consequences. If you check the official website, "Brooklyn College" is preferred as the official name -- see their contact address, and the "About" section. Skol fir (talk) 03:53, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

• Comment: Currently, the search for "Brooklyn College" on Wikipedia leads to a redirect back to its own article, so this serves no purpose for disambiguation. There is no need to disambiguate "Brooklyn College", as there is no other article with that name. Furthermore, as stated above in the petition, the official name is Brooklyn College. Whoever thought that this institution wanted to be called Brooklyn College, City University of New York is misinformed.

There is a "Brooklyn College" in North York, Ontario, Canada, but it is not a university. Its purpose is "to prepare (our) students to succeed in post-secondary education." It also provides high school credits, for those who need them. If an article is created in the future, for this Brooklyn College in Canada, it would then need to have a disambiguated title, i.e. Brooklyn College (Canada). --Skol fir (talk) 16:59, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

• Support, per New York Daily News, New York Times, and Newsday. Kauffner (talk) 11:45, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

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Alice Kober, who played a major role in the decipherment of the Linear B Script and was assistant professor of classics at Brooklyn College between 1930 and 1950, deserves to be mentioned in the Notable faculty list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.108.117.84 (talk) 08:25, 19 August 2015 (UTC)