social justice Tag

U. of North Florida Offering ‘Social Justice’ Summer Camp for High School Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2021 3 Comments

"young adults who want to explore educational and community spaces from racial equity, social justice and activist perspectives"...

Medical School at U. Texas Austin Will Focus on ‘Health Equity’ in Curriculum

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 08, 2021 36 Comments

It has been clear for some time now that the left's implementation of social justice in higher education would eventually come for the hard sciences. At the University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School is now preparing to focus the curriculum on 'health equity.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9MswDmSWpY

Current “Social Justice” Movement Seeks Identity-Based Retribution

Posted by Michael Dahlen on June 06, 2021 14 Comments

Trying to debate woke activists has proven hopeless. They dismiss opposing arguments—because they believe all such arguments are oppressive....

Princeton Drops Latin and Greek Requirements for Classics Majors, Citing Systemic Racism

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 03, 2021 7 Comments

“the changes ultimately give students more opportunities to major in classics.”...

American Bar Association Considers Mandatory Anti-Bias Training for Law Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 02, 2021 1 Comment

“orientation sessions for incoming students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism”...

DePaul University Adopts ‘Indigenous Land Acknowledgment’

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 30, 2021 4 Comments

"We acknowledge that these sacred homelands were ruptured by the European invasion of the Americas."...

University of Central Florida Launches New Degree Program in Social Justice

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 26, 2021 5 Comments

"Students will obtain a theoretical background in social justice, exploring topics such as human rights, income distribution and the role of markets."...

Senate Confirms Race-Baiting Quack Kristen Clarke to Lead Civil Rights at DOJ With One Republican Vote

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 26, 2021 33 Comments

The Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. Clarke has a history of saying insane things about race which are divisive and racist, but she was given a pass. She got the vote of one Republican: Susan Collins of Maine.

Sen. Toomey Presses Fed on Racial, Social Justice Activism

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 25, 2021 12 Comments

Sen. Pat Toomey, the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, expanded his review on political activism from regional Federal Reserve Banks. Toomey requested documents from the banks in Atlanta, Boston, and Minneapolis in regards to the joint Racism and the Economy series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNyrFhzew

1619 Project Author Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenured Position At UNC-Chapel Hill

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 20, 2021 49 Comments

We noted in a recent quick take the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill hired 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones. This story returned to the news on Wednesday because apparently, the school has not given Hannah-Jones tenure.

Conservative Activists Target ‘Woke’ Corporations With New Ad Campaign

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 20, 2021 11 Comments

In the wake of corporations siding with the 'woke' left this year, a conservative group is pushing back with a new ad campaign that targets companies like Coca-Cola and American Airlines. The ads suggest that the political posturing of these companies is a deliberate attempt to hide their failures from stakeholders.

Student Govt. at California State U. Creates $75,000 Social Justice Scholarship Fund

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2021 3 Comments

"The fund will sponsor three $1,000 scholarships per school year."...

Brown U. Professor: Teaching Identity Politics is a ‘Criminal Abdication’ of Our Responsibilities

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 07, 2021 15 Comments

Every once in a while, we are reminded that not everyone in higher education agrees with the left on everything. Enter Professor Glenn Loury of Brown University. Loury understands the true purpose of a college education.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENMhrEVa4XQ

Olympic Committee Bans Black Lives Matter Apparel, Threatens to Punish Those Who Protest

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 05, 2021 39 Comments

The 2020 Summer Olympics kick off in 80 days in Tokyo, Japan, after the pandemic delayed it for a year. A lot happened in the last year. Black Lives Matter shared the attention with COVID-19 after the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. But BLM supporters will not have an opportunity to showcase that support on the Olympic stage.

Roosevelt University Profs Caught Gloating on Zoom Call: ‘It’s All Social Justice, All Day’

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 28, 2021 21 Comments

Two professors from Roosevelt University in Chicago, who also serve as members of a local school board, were recently caught on a Zoom call bragging about how much they love being at the university because they get to teach social justice all day. One professor appears to teach education, while the other teaches public policy.

University of Missouri Students Upset Over Staff Changes at Social Justice Centers

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 21, 2021 5 Comments

“the centers will be in a better position to support students, faculty and staff at the university”...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCghDx5qN4s&feature=youtu.be&t=414

“Trained Marxist” and BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Reportedly Buys $1.4m Estate

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on April 11, 2021 28 Comments

It's been barely a year since George Floyd's killing re-invigorated the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, but for its co-founder, Patrisse Cullors, a lot has changed for the better. While millions of Americans remain unemployed due to months of COVID shutdowns, Cullors—a self-described trained "Marxist"—reportedly just dropped $1.4m on a fourth house.

Revisiting FDR’s Four Freedoms

Posted by New Neo on April 06, 2021 11 Comments

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Four Freedoms are still known today mainly because of the Norman Rockwell art that illustrated the concepts. FDR delivered his Four Freedoms speech on January 6th, 1941, exactly 80 years before the Capitol incursion used now by FDR's even-more-leftist heirs to curb liberty.