José Angel Santana, a theater professor at New York University, tells The New York Post that he got fired for giving James Franco a ‘D’ in a class called “Directing the Actor II.” Mr. Santana is now suing the university, saying that Mr. Franco missed 12 of the 14 classes.
“In my opinion, they’ve turned the NYU graduate film degree into swag for James Franco’s purposes, a possession, something you can buy,” Santana told the Post.
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he deserved the d… you can’t miss class and expect to get a good grade.. he should’ve signed up for ONLINE classes then.. what an idiot.
Affirmative action for rich white guys is alive and well……how do you think George W. Bush got through Harvard Business School ?……affluent white people buy themselves into this country’s best schools, best jobs and highest political offices…..the little people have to “earn it”
Education reality is totally a bussiness!
First, Santana is not a “professor.” Second, Santana’s grad degrees are from a California diploma mill. Third, Franco is an ass.