Social Justice Tag

“Prosecution Equity” is a Mockery of Justice

Posted by Kenny Xu on July 08, 2021 31 Comments

Social justice activists are working hard, in the name of “equity,” to compromise the foundations of our justice system....

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UNC-Chapel Hill Caves to Pressure, Grants Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 01, 2021 49 Comments

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has relented after an intense pressure campaign and will grant tenure to 1619 Project author Nikole Hannah-Jones. This drama has been going on for weeks.

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Pitzer College Eliminating Entrance Exams in the Name of Equity

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 27, 2021 6 Comments

"Being test-blind means scores from standardized college entrance tests—the SAT and ACT—will be eliminated from the admission review process entirely"...

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Kettering University to Offer Course in ‘Math for Social Justice’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 25, 2021 8 Comments

"aims to teach students how to use statistics and data to address various social justice-related topics"...

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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"...

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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.'

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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....

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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.”...

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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”...

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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."...

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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."...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."...

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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.

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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.

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