The objection being made here is the same old, stupid, claim that a conservative’s mere presence makes some students feel unsafe.
From the Daily Cardinal:
Instructors from conservative law firm will teach UW law course, drawing student criticismUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison law student Mary Berg was shocked and upset when she learned attorneys from conservative law firm the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL), Skylar Croy and Daniel Lennington, would be teaching a Constitutional Amendments course next spring.The course — “Selected Problems in Constitutional Law: Constitutional Litigation” — focuses on the Reconstruction Amendments: the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments of the United States Constitution. Students will draw expertise from landmark cases such as Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) and Brown v. Board of Education (1954), according to a draft syllabus obtained by The Daily Cardinal.Berg says the hiring of Croy by the law school is “astounding” because Croy “intentionally puts students in harm’s way,” according to her statement sent to UW Law School deans obtained by the Cardinal.Berg participated in the Wisconsin State Bar’s Diversity Clerkship Program, a summer employment program for law students. WILL sued the State Bar in December 2023, claiming the program was unconstitutional for discriminating against students on the basis of race and other “immutable characteristics” in their diversity definition.Croy told WPR in a statement defeating “unconstitutional DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programs” has become the WILL’s area of expertise. The firm specializes in culture war topics and is also suing the federal government over the McNair Scholarship for underrepresented students.During the lawsuit, partially redacted documents including student’s personal statements, resumes and contact information — including Berg’s — were made available on WILL’s website.“That kind of freaked me out more than anything. Given the atmosphere surrounding these conversations…I think it’s pretty easy for you and I to conceptualize the kind of harassment,” Berg said. “Some people want to enroll in this course and really use this as a test of their ideological strength. I am not one of those people.”
Hat tip to the TaxProfBlog.
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