U. Minnesota Twin Cities Considering Mandatory Course on ‘Race, Power, and Justice’
“If approved, it would be in place for new Twin Cities campus students entering the University in Fall Fall 2027 and for transfer students entering in Fall 2029”
Progressive ideas are so popular that you must be forced to learn about them.
The College Fix reports:
UMinn proposes ‘Race, Power, and Justice’ course mandate
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities has proposed a revised general education program that requires students to take a “Race, Power, and Justice” course and choose a focus area in equity, environment, civic life, or wellbeing.
A committee of faculty, students, and advisors wrote the proposed revisions at the request of the provost and the university’s education policy committee.
A university spokesman said “University Governance” will review the proposal “this spring.”
“If approved, it would be in place for new Twin Cities campus students entering the University in Fall Fall 2027 and for transfer students entering in Fall 2029,” Director of Public Relations Andria Waclawski told The College Fix via email. She also shared a link to a university webpage with more information.
The Fix also asked what motivated the revisions and what the goals of the new requirements were.
The proposed changes have drawn criticism from both inside and outside of the university, including from a former administrator at Arizona State University.
The proposed curriculum “ensures students are told what to think, not taught how to think,” Ann Atkinson told The Fix via email. She is a director with Parents Defending Education and former executive director of the T.W. Lewis Center for Personal Development.
“Of all potential core curriculum requirements, the University of Minnesota elevates a course that pushes a singular narrative—that America is systemically racist,” Atkinson told The Fix via email. “A true education exposes students to diverse perspectives, not just one ideological script.”
Atkinson said similar requirements are the driving force behind Americans’ declining trust in higher education, citing a poll by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression which found only 28 percent of Americans still have confidence in universities.
“Rather than equipping students with a broad understanding of American history, the university enshrines a course rooted in activism, not inquiry,” Atkinson said.
“If the goal is truth and intellectual growth, universities should require courses that develop critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving—not ideological obedience,” Atkinson told The Fix.
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