Syllabus Under Siege
As Department Chair at Riverside College, your inclusive literature curriculum update has ignited a firestorm. Conservative media outlets are demanding changes, donors are threatening to withdraw funding, and your inbox is flooded with orchestrated outrage. The Board of Trustees has called an emergency meeting, and your career hangs by a thread.
Challenges
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Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Department Chair of English Literature
Conversation Partner
Dr. Margaret Thorne, Board of Trustees Chairwoman
Setting
Executive boardroom with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a stormy cityscape. Harsh fluorescent lighting casts long shadows across the polished mahogany table
Location
Riverside College Administration Building, 15th Floor
Learning Objectives
Defend your curriculum while finding acceptable compromise
Maintain academic integrity without committing career suicide
Secure explicit board support for academic freedom
About This Scenario
As Department Chair at Riverside College, your inclusive literature curriculum update has ignited a firestorm. Conservative media outlets are demanding changes, donors are threatening to withdraw funding, and your inbox is flooded with orchestrated outrage. The Board of Trustees has called an emergency meeting, and your career hangs by a thread.
How It Starts
“Please, have a seat. I've just finished reading the rather... inflammatory coverage about your department in this morning's Chronicle. Perhaps you'd like to explain how we've arrived at this point?”
This is how Dr. Margaret Thorne, Board of Trustees Chairwoman's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#1131
Category
General
Location Tag
Riverside College Administration Building, 15th Floor
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