Equity Through Mediocrity Week in Higher Education

Equity Through Mediocrity Week in Higher Education

Thanks and credit to Professor Jonathan Turley for inspiring the title of this week’s higher education round-up.

• Professor Jonathan Turley: Eliminating Gifted Programs Will Produce ‘Equity Through Mediocrity’

We already have quite a bit of mediocrity floating around in education, don’t we?

• University of Michigan Students Accuse Prof. Of Racism For Screening Olivier’s ‘Othello’ In Class
• New Middlebury College Counseling Director Blames Mental Suffering on Whiteness, Heteronormativity
• Georgetown Prof Slammed for Mocking Parental Involvement in Their Kids’ Education

The battle over CRT rages on.

• UCLA School of Law Hiring Administrator to Fight Attacks on Critical Race Theory
• Critical Race Group Targets Diverse List Of Anti-CRT “Frontline Spokespeople”
• Harassment Of Providence Anti-Critical Race Whistleblower Teacher Ramona Bessinger Intensifies

Schools are still trying to ignore parents.

• Parents Kicked Out Of North Carolina School Board Meeting

But parents are not backing down.

• People “Energized Like Never Before” After DOJ Attack On Parent Protest Movement

Even Mitch McConnell is getting involved.

• McConnell Wants Garland to Clarify His Memo Demonizing Parents Protesting Critical Race Theory

Democrats are trying to mandate CRT by planting ‘ethnic studies’ in lower grades.

• Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Critical Race-Related ‘Ethnic Studies’ for All High School Graduates
• Jewish and Watchdog Groups Raise Alarm Over Ethnic Studies Legislation in Massachusetts

Cancel culture is still alive and well.

• Cancel Culture Fail: Thousands Register for Lecture at Princeton by Prof Axed by MIT Over Twitter Mob
• Student Wants Ronald Reagan’s Name Removed From UCLA Medical Center
• Journalist Turns Down Invitation to Speak at DePaul U. After Student Paper Accuses Him of Racism

This is STILL going on?

• American Assoc. of University Professors to Investigate Racism at UNC-Chapel Hill Over Hannah-Jones Tenure Drama

What political bias?

• Yale Law School Student Accused of ‘Triggering’ Classmates With Federalist Society Membership, Using ‘Trap House’ in Invitation

Surprise!

• State Universities in Pennsylvania See Largest Drop in Enrollment in Decades

These things happen.

• Large Tortoise Found Wandering Around Campus at University of Utah

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