The Tyranny of the Left Week in Education

MIKE LACHANCE FEB 3, 2024 8:00 AM

Compare the two stories below. Doesn’t this speak volumes about where the west is in higher education?

• Canadian Bureaucrats Forcing Dr. Jordan Peterson to Submit to Re-education for Criticizing Gender Ideology and Climate Change
• UPenn Honors Activist Prof Who Accused Israel of ‘Genocide’

People on the left get a pass for everything.

• Cornell Board of Trustees “Unanimous Vote in Support of President Martha E. Pollack”

Not to mention funding.

• Rutgers U. Student Govt. Gave $20K to Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter for Events Over Past Year

And the left never stops.

• School Board in Stamford, CT, Votes to Remove Veterans Day and Columbus Day From School Holidays
• Duke Divinity School Retreat Taught Attendees ‘How to Use Their Faith Traditions’ to Fight Climate Change
• Universities Protecting Anti-Semitic and America-Hating Foreign Students Over Money

Luckily, people are catching on.

• Billionaire Ken Griffin Stops Donating to Harvard Due to Its DEI Agenda
• Cornell Student Assembly Overwhelmingly Rejects Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution Over Gaza
• Father in Newton, MA, Writes Open Letter to Schools Calling for the Suspension of All DEI Policies

Legal Insurrection is part of the change.

• Southern Illinois U Med School Scholarship Discriminating Against Non-LGBTQI+ White and Asian Students Challenged By Equal Protection Project

People are pushing back.

• U. Texas at Austin Stops Funding Cultural Graduation Ceremonies
• Lawsuit Alleges UC-Berkeley is Not Protecting its Jewish Students
• Utah Bans DEI Policies at Public Colleges and K-12 Schools

Harvard has serious problems.

• Chief Diversity Officer at Harvard Accused of Plagiarism
• Harvard Asks Judge to Throw Out Lawsuit Over Medical School’s Mishandling of Human Remains

Fine. Starve yourselves.

• ‘Undocumented’ U. California Student Group Staging Hunger Strike for ‘Equal Employment Opportunities’

Hmmm…

• Supreme Court Denies Emergency Injunction To Stop West Point Racial Discrimination In Admissions Pending Appeal

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