German University Fails Political Correctness Test

By Jane Paulick. With surveys showing that German universities are still ivory towers, Berlin's Free University saw fit to post an online guide to dealing with students from working class backgrounds. It was temporarily taken down this week in response to negative publicity. The intentions were likely well-meaning in a city historically known as a bastion of the proletariat. But with statements such as "Students from non-academic households often have to face bigger challenges as they do not feel as comfortable in the academic sphere" the Free University (FU) in Berlin appears not to have done its homework. Read more...