Florida's state university system, under the administration of Governor DeSantis, has decided to no longer recognize sociology as a core course requirement for students' graduation, sparking outrage among critics. The Board of Governors ruled on Wednesday to replace sociology with a course that will teach 'factual history.' The decision has alarmed sociology professors, who are concerned about the potential decrease in students taking sociology classes and majoring in the subject. Critics argue that the move is politically motivated and lacks an evidentiary basis.
Florida removes sociology as core course option for public colleges: this actually highlights the power of #sociology as a tool to describe society. https://t.co/4kFly1zWXH
Florida cutting Sociology as core higher education course sparks outrage: 'No evidentiary basis' https://t.co/phNTVKsFUr
Florida will no longer allow a sociology course to count toward students’ graduation requirements at state universities, replacing it with a class officials say will teach “factual history” in a decision critics say was fueled by political motivations. https://t.co/FyEhQt9CVv
"Students can no longer take sociology to fulfill their core course requirements, Florida’s state university system ruled on Wednesday. Instead, its board of governors approved “a factual history course” as a replacement." https://t.co/R4XA8Ji16w
Florida will no longer have sociology count as a course course requirement NYT: "The move alarmed sociology professors, who believed it could lead to fewer students taking classes and majoring in the subject" This DeSantis guy is impressive. He should run for president one day https://t.co/yIu7KeaOsn
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