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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Feb 9, 2018, 02:41 PM Feb 2018

This Student Failed Her Assignment Because Her Professor Said "Australia Isn't A Country" [View all]

Retweeted by TreasonHat: https://twitter.com/Popehat

For those of you just joining this, a professor gave a student an F on a project about countries because the professor couldn't be convinced Australia is a country.



This Student Failed Her Assignment Because Her Professor Said "Australia Isn't A Country"
Just read the emails between these two.

Originally posted on February 8, 2018, at 5:13 p.m.
Updated on February 9, 2018, at 11:55 a.m.

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We deeply regret the interaction between our professor & our student. We have apologized to Ashley, replaced the instructor, & are reimbursing her tuition for the course. To our friends in Australia, we know that you are a country & a continent, best of luck in the Olympic games!


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