Marc wrote: >Sundays would >be *really* weird to me: When else can I do my deep thinking, which of >course requires sitting in the yard and drinking beer while ribs slowly >cook on the barbecue?
Wow! I thought that was what Church was for! (Blocking out those long, monotonous, boring sermons and really thinking through the conundrum of th week.) ;) A Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:36:29 -0500 >From: "Marc Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [tips] Is there a Judaism bias? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > >Not sarcastic; teasing. I hope it didn't come off as sarcastic. > >But it's a genuine surprise to me that there would be classes on >Sundays. We have final exams on Saturdays here, and I found that a >little intrusive (I'm very jealous of my non-work time). > >m > > >Marc Carter >Associate Professor and Chair >Department of Psychology >------ >"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what >it cares about." >-- >Margaret Wheatley > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:28 AM >To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >Subject: Re: [tips] Is there a Judaism bias? > > >Actually I have taught on Sunday on many occasions in my career. I don't >know whether you were being sarcastic or not, just mentioning it. > >Nancy Melucci >Long Beach City College >Long Beach CA > >Make a Small Loan, Make a Big Difference - Check out Kiva.org to Learn >How! > >In a message dated 10/1/2008 5:25:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > You have classes on Sundays? > > ;) > > m > > PS On my way moving out to Kansas from New York I went through >Carlisle > -- by accident (lost). It was fun, though, in spite of our >lostness, to > go through there. Very pretty. > > > Marc Carter > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > ------ > "There is no power for change greater than a community >discovering what > it cares about." > -- > Margaret Wheatley > > -----Original Message----- > From: Helweg-Larsen, Marie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:47 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Is there a Judaism bias? > > > Private US universities do not have to observe religious >holidays. We > have class on Easter, Jewish holidays, Martin Luther King Day, >Labor > day, etc. etc. > > We are asked to make accommodations for religious holidays as >needed > (students are not excused from the work only not penalized for >the > absence). > > Marie > > > > **************************************************** > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Kaufman >168, > Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013 > Office: (717) 245-1562, Fax: (717) 245-1971 > > Office Hours: Tues and Thur 9:30-10:30, Wed 10:30-11:45 > http://alpha.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm > <http://alpha.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm> > > **************************************************** > > > > From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:08 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Is there a Judaism bias? > > > > > The situation at York was complicated, and is now about to >change. York > was founded as a university at which Jewish students would not >have to > compete for limited quota spaces (as they did at U. Toronto, >McGill and > most other Canadian -- and American -- universities at the >time). Partly > as a result of that history, classes were canceled on Jewish >holidays > (as well as on major Christian holidays, which is mandated by >legal > statute, as it is in most places in North America). Over the >years, the > proportion of Jewish students at York has fallen to a point >where it is > smaller than the proportions represented by several other >religious > groups, so the class cancellation policy has gradually become a >matter > of historical precedent. > > In fact, however, there is a long list of holidays from every > conceivable religion (around 200, as I recall) which York >professors are > supposed to allow students to observe (by giving them >"reasonable > alternative access" to the materials covered and by not holding >tests on > those days): > http://www.registrar.yorku.ca/importantdates/religiousdates.htm > > Although it would cause chaos if every class had to observe >every such > holiday, in practice it does not come up very often (the last >day of > Ramadam, Eid ul-Fitr, is the only one that has ever been brought >to my > attention by a student in my classes). > > As it turns out, the school was sued by one of its professors >last year > for canceling classes on Jewish holidays but not on the the >holidays of > every other religion, and his discrimination claim was upheld by >the > courts. Starting next year, York will not no longer cancel >classes on > Jewish holidays (though we will be probably expected to give >students > "reasonable alternative access" on these days, as with other >holidays.) > > Regards, > Chris > -- > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > phone: 416-736-2100 ext. 66164 > fax: 416-736-5814 > ============================== > > Michael Smith wrote: > > I would say yes, though those who disagree can point to >Christmas as a > Christian holiday (but I think if they are to be consistent, >then they > would have to rule that out since it isn't granted as a >religious > holiday but a secular one more in line with Coke than Jesus). > > > > At York I do remember the 'special arrangements' for Jewish >students but > not for any other. Again, some may say that if you have a >special > religious need you may also be able to be accommodated, but it >does seem > that the recognized system level one is Jewish. > > > > --Mike > > --- On Tue, 9/30/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [tips] Is there a Judaism bias? > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 10:50 AM > > > > It seems that Deans and other administrative officials are > always sending memos to faculty > > to be cognizant of Jewish holidays and allow > > Jewish students to be excused from classes and > > make provisions for make-up for those students. > > I am not aware of ever receiving a memo re > > Islamic students (Ramadan),or Haitian > students(Voodoo),Afro-Cubans (Santeria) and Brazilians > > (Condomble). > > Send me something. > > > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > > Daytona Beach,Florida > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > >________________________________ > >Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? >Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and >calculators ><http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1209382257x1200540686/aol ?redir >=http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001> . > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
