U. Arkansas Rescinds Offer to Law School Dean Over Advocacy for Transgender Athletes
“Governor [Sarah Huckabee] Sanders appreciates the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, for reaching the commonsense decision on this matter in the best interests of students”
Is this a sign that things have changed, or is this just because it’s Arkansas?
The College Fix reports:
U. Arkansas rescinds offer to dean over advocacy for transgender athletes
The University of Arkansas has rescinded an employment offer to the new dean of its law school after Republican state lawmakers objected to her advocacy on behalf of transgender athletes.
The decision came less than a week after U of A made the announcement that Emily Suski had been hired for the position.
“After receiving feedback from key external stakeholders about the fit between Professor Suski and the university’s vacancy, the university has decided to go a different direction in filling the vacancy,” the U of A Office of the Provost posted on Jan. 14.
The main point of contention is Suski being “one of 17 law professors” who signed on to a “friend of the court brief” supporting those challenging West Virginia’s law that bans biological males from competing on female sports teams, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports.
Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester also noted Suski’s support for now-Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, saying “It’s scary that this person might have had influence on the next generation of lawyers, the next generation of judges in Arkansas.”
Hester added “There’s no way the people of Arkansas want somebody […] that doesn’t understand the difference between a man and a woman,” according to the Arkansas Advocate.
While not explicitly endorsing the withdrawal of Suski’s offer, the offices of the Republican governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and House speaker nonetheless applauded the university’s decision.
“Governor [Sarah Huckabee] Sanders appreciates the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, for reaching the commonsense decision on this matter in the best interests of students,” spokesperson Sam Dubke said.
On the other side, Democratic State Rep. Nicole Clowney called the withdrawal of the job offer “horrifying, unprecedented, and [an] absolutely unconstitutional abuse of state power,” and accused GOP lawmakers of threatening to withhold funding based on the political ideologies of academics.
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“horrifying, unprecedented, and [an] absolutely unconstitutional abuse of state power,” and accused GOP lawmakers of threatening to withhold funding based on the political ideologies of academics.”
I’m so old, I remember when those same ideologies would get you rightly hauled in front of a House committee to be investigated as “unAmerican.” If you’re still out on the street, proggie, you’re livin’ the dream.
While not explicitly endorsing the withdrawal of Suski’s offer, the offices of the Republican governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and House speaker nonetheless applauded the university’s decision.
While not explicitly endorsing the withdrawal of Suski’s offer, the offices of the Republican governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and House speaker nonetheless applauded the university’s decision.
When I swam in college, I rarely won anything. But with Suski, “I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender.”
I’d just put on a women’s swim suit (and ogle all the women in their locker room!), and I go from being a bum to a contender. Lots of guys are doing it.