Social Justice Tag

Debate Over Abolishing DEI Programs to be Held at MIT

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 31, 2023 21 Comments

"In this heightened climate, it’s more important than ever that spaces be created for DEI issues to be debated from all sides, and for constructive, meaningful debate on the topic, to be modeled for other institutions."...

Connecticut College President Resigns Over Criticisms of Insensitivity on DEI Issues

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 28, 2023 1 Comment

"Students, faculty and staff have been calling for Bergeron’s ouster for weeks"...

CNN Publishes Cringe Piece on “Digital Blackface,” Gets Relentlessly Mocked

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 27, 2023 27 Comments

"But critics say digital blackface is wrong because it’s a modern-day repackaging of minstrel shows, a racist form of entertainment popular in the 19th century."...

VIDEO: Minnesota Mom Torches “Ethnic Studies” Bill

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 26, 2023 25 Comments

Ethnic Studies "tells kids of color they are stuck in a caste system based on race. It tells kids that 'institutions chronically favor white people & disadvantage people of color.' This curriculum will not help kids of color succeed. All it does is remove any...

Students at U. Texas Arlington March to Protect DEI Programs

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 26, 2023 22 Comments

"the group of seemingly a dozen or so activists ended up at UTA President Jennifer Cowley’s office where they left voice messages for her"...

Law School at UPenn and Others Embracing ‘Activist-Oriented Approach’ to Legal Profession

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2023 15 Comments

“building the power of the people, not the power of the law”...

DEI Deans at MIT Refuse to Participate in Debate About DEI Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2023 6 Comments

"They were asked. They declined."...

Pentagon Diversity Chief Faces No Consequences After Probe of Anti-White Social Media Posts

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 24, 2023 3 Comments

"I'm exhausted with these white folx in these [professional development] sessions"...

House Panel: ‘No Legitimate Basis’ for Biden DOJ Investigating Parents Protesting School Boards

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 24, 2023 26 Comments

“From the initial set of material produced in response to the subpoenas, it is apparent that the Biden administration misused federal law-enforcement and counterterrorism resources for political purposes”...

Georgetown U. Adding “Social Justice Emphasis to Existing ‘Diversity’ Core Requirement”

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 23, 2023 2 Comments

"obligates students to take a number of courses oriented around diversity and related concepts"...

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Ohio State’s Engineering College Requires job Applicants to Submit DEI Statements

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 21, 2023 12 Comments

“specific examples such as teaching and/or mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds, outreach activities to underrepresented groups, or conducting research that address social inequities."...

DeSantis Forms Alliance Of 19 Governors To Combat Biden’s Economy-Crushing ESG Obsession

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 20, 2023 55 Comments

"We as freedom loving states can work together and leverage our state pension funds to force change"...

Iowa Board of Regents Suspends DEI Policies in Higher Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 18, 2023 0 Comments

"comes in the wake of a recently introduced bill in the Iowa House of Representatives that aims to halt spending on DEI initiatives in higher education"...

Arizona Launches Hotline so Parents Can Report Critical Race Theory, Other Woke Subjects in Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 16, 2023 8 Comments

"that would include lessons that focus on race or ethnicity rather than individuals on merit, gender ideology, social-emotional learning, or inappropriate sexual content"...

The Rise of DEI Policies Coincides With the Free Speech Crisis on College Campuses

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 16, 2023 4 Comments

"it was clear from the start that, regardless of what was on their websites, DEI bureaucracies were more likely to suppress than encourage free expression on college campuses"...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Open to Idea of $5 Million Payouts for Reparations

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 15, 2023 54 Comments

"Payments of $5 million to every eligible Black adult, the elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years and homes in San Francisco for just $1 a family."...