Butler U Drops Social Justice Class Requirement
“This change is part of a broader review of programs to align with evolving legal guidance while upholding Butler’s mission of access, opportunity and inclusive education”
This is fantastic to hear. So many progressive political concepts are falling away from higher education.
Mirror Indy reports:
Butler University eliminates social justice class requirement
Butler University will no longer require students to take a class on social justice and diversity before graduating.
The university announced the decision in an email to the campus community July 24.
Administrators made the decision, in part, to protect Butler’s eligibility for federal and state funding including financial aid, according to the email obtained by Mirror Indy.
In a written statement, university spokesperson Mark Apple said social justice and diversity classes will still be offered even though the requirement has been suspended.
“This change is part of a broader review of programs to align with evolving legal guidance while upholding Butler’s mission of access, opportunity and inclusive education,” the statement read, in part.
The social justice and diversity requirement was part of Butler’s core curriculum, a series of courses students must take in addition to the classes required for their majors.
The social justice and diversity component was officially added for new Butler students in fall 2020 — though the new program was approved by faculty and university leadership in 2017. Students could choose from dozens of class options to fulfill the requirement, such as “Native American Cultures” and “Agriculture and Food Justice,” according to Butler’s website.
The university’s decision comes after Attorney General Todd Rokita sent a letter to Butler in late May asking the university to explain its diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Rokita sent similar letters to DePauw University and the University of Notre Dame.
In a July 28 social media post, Rokita said Butler’s actions were “a positive step in the right direction, but questions still remain.”
“We will continue seeking answers about Butler’s DEI practices,” Rokita wrote.
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“This change is part of a broader review of programs to align with evolving legal guidance while upholding Butler’s mission of access, opportunity and inclusive education”
↸ Translate selection (woke -> based)
“They forced us to, it wasn’t our idea.”
Having a requirement like this is offensive. My school had foreign language, english, humanities, and science class requirements and I was fine with that. There were no divisive political indoctrination requirements and I wouldn’t have attended if there were.
“Agriculture and Food Justice”
They may have gotten rid of the SJ requirement, but the problem still remains of people on the faculty thinking that this is a legitimate area of study.