Lansing Community College President Brent Knight on the text book errors
I had the opportunity to speak to Lansing Community College President Brent Knight this evening. We spoke about the HIV textbook controversy.
Knight said he was unaware of the controversy, even though staff from the college, including Lori Murphy, his assistant, have been fully involved in the situation since I brought it to light Jan. 13.
He said that the college has hundreds of textbooks the students use, “So in that context I wouldn’t know.”
Asked if the college had more responsibility in this case because the LCC name was on the cover, Knight responded, “That’s a legal question.”
Fair enough.
But he did express concern about the errors, stating: “The students should be updated promptly.”
He went further, noting, “you can die from Kaposi’s Sarcoma,” then stating “It should be based on science. It’s all about the science. The blindfolded scale of justice, if you will.”
Students still have not been informed that an errata has been issued on the textbook, according to a student in the class. An errata was issued by the company on Jan. 22, and The Conversation published it the same day.
