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yardwork

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8. There is no "medical review" at Duke.

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 04:08 PM

Jul 29

It's a very broad brush they're using in their idiotic and internally inconsistent letter.

The text of the letter to the School of Medicine begins with:

Racial preferences in hiring, student admissions, governance, patient care, and other operations betray that mission and endanger human lives.

Text here: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26035286/duke-health-joint-letter.pdf

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US government probes Duke University in latest federal funding threat [View all] highplainsdem Jul 28 OP

The term "funding threat" means "shakedown." John1956PA Jul 28 #1

This maladministration only cares about "racism" which *doesn't* favor whites. eppur_se_muova Jul 28 #2

when will duke wave the white flag....supremacy flag that is...and bend over to 47's mighty weapon nt msongs Jul 28 #3

They're going down the proverbial list. no_hypocrisy Jul 28 #4

It seems more likely that Duke gives preference to candidates with the best three point shooting percentage fargone Jul 29 #5

There are no medical or law students on the basketball team. yardwork Jul 29 #6

This isn't about admissions... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #7

There is no "medical review" at Duke. yardwork Jul 29 #8

Thank you! SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #9

Right, and they're both stupid as hell. yardwork Jul 29 #10

My comment was totally tongue in cheek fargone Jul 29 #11

I got that and point taken! yardwork Jul 29 #12

Cheers fargone Jul 29 #13

Go Blue. yardwork Jul 29 #14