Dispatches From the Faculty Lounge Week in Education

MIKE LACHANCE JUL 23, 2022 8:00 AM

Jodi Shaw made an interesting observation about higher education this week.

• Jodi Shaw on ‘Woke’ Academia: ‘The Virus Has Escaped the Lab’

And man, was she ever right.

• Prof in Australia Claims Climate Change is ‘White Colonization of the Atmosphere’
• U. Penn Swimmer Lia Thomas Nominated as NCAA Woman of the Year
• Princeton University Student Claims Political Indoctrination Began at Freshman Orientation

People are waking up to the reality of wokeness.

• Teacher Horrified by What She Saw at Teachers Union Convention
• Prof Suggests Underlying Principles of Critical Race Theory Have Been Embedded in Academia
• Black Scholar Aims to End the ‘Big Lie’ of the 1619 Project

Diversity is the new religion on campus.

• Northern Arizona University Will Now Require Four Diversity Courses to Graduate
• Association of American Medical Colleges Releases Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curriculum

Remember when schools focused on reading and math?

• Inside ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ at Elite Private Schools

The settlement was pretty small.

• UNC Chapel Hill Reaches Settlement With Nikole Hannah-Jones Over Tenure Flap

Huge victory.

• Big Court Win For Parents’ Right To Attend And Speak Out At School Board Meetings

The rest of the country has moved on.

• Some Colleges and School Districts in California Reinstating Indoor Mask Mandates

Some schools are going to flourish.

• Students Describe Lessons at the New Anti-Woke University of Austin

Others will fail.

• San Francisco Art Institute Ceases Offering Classes and Degrees
• Henderson State University Laying Off Faculty and Cutting Degree Programs

Imagine that.

• Inflation is Driving Up the Price of College Tuition

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