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U. Oklahoma to Cut Senior Capstone Experience and Replace With Mandatory Diversity Class

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 16, 2020 10 Comments

"department chairs objected to the move primarily on procedural grounds"

Texas Tech Students Demand Curriculum Overhaul to Include ‘Intersectional Feminism’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 11, 2020 9 Comments

“the incorporation of intersectional feminism to counter an otherwise white heteronormative patriarchal canon”

Fired Oberlin Prof lawsuit: Told “we can’t just hire another white woman from the Midwest with a husband”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2020 86 Comments

Alice Blumenfeld alleges race, sex, sexual orientation, and national origin/ancestry discrimination, and lost tenure track opportunity in favor of "a non-Caucasian, gay man of Filipino descent who does not appear to be from the Midwest or in a heterosexual marriage ..., even though Ms. Blumenfeld was more qualified for the position."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8KLnvgk6Mw

Cornell Faculty Coalition Calls for Race-Based Hiring, Promotion, and Curriculum (Update)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2020 66 Comments

Cornell Faculty Coalition: "every 'colorblind' event, mechanism, and process at the university — from new faculty orientations to selection of endowed positions — perpetuates racial disparities and reinforces an unjust status quo."

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1167489709020450827

Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Is Essentially The Green New Deal

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 09, 2020 25 Comments

Moderate Joe is no more

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/27/california-could-cut-off-feds-in-response-to-trump-threats/

California politicos move forward on plans giving reparations to African Americans

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 01, 2020 77 Comments

If California's Democrats feel the need to pull this stunt right now, exactly how badly is Joe Biden actually doing in the super-secret internal polling?

Survey Finds Most Faculty Members at U. Oregon Report Feeling ‘Racial Trauma’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 28, 2020 8 Comments

“mental anguish and/or emotional injury caused by encounters with racial bias and discrimination”

https://twitter.com/bethanybump/status/1269697483439030274

Skidmore College Students Demand Firing of Faculty Members Who Attended ‘Back the Blue’ Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 27, 2020 48 Comments

“It’s unfair and shameful that again and again we have to take time away from our education to pressure Skidmore administrators to treat us with respect”

Goodyear Tire partly backs down, revises policy against “Blue Lives Matter”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 20, 2020 81 Comments

Unclear whether "All Lives Matter" also still banned, but "MAGA" appears to fall under the political slogan ban.

Goodyear Tires: “Black Lives Matter” Okay At Work, “Blue Lives Matter” “All Lives Matter” “MAGA” Prohibited

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 19, 2020 109 Comments

Welcome to 2020. "Equality" without regard to skin color is off the table, "equity" based on skin color is mandatory from campus to culture to corporations.

Emory U. Hiring Another Diversity Official Despite Possible $84 Million Loss From Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 17, 2020 1 Comment

"the university recently launched a search for a Director of Diversity and Inclusion Education and Outreach"

U. Pittsburgh Cardiologist Removed From Fellowship Program After Criticizing Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 16, 2020 5 Comments

"A peer-reviewed journal recently published an article, authored by a member of the University community, that expressed views against equity and inclusivity."