Equity Through Mediocrity Week in Higher Education

MIKE LACHANCE OCT 16, 2021 8:00 AM

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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