Social Justice Tag

University of Nebraska – Lincoln Closing Down DEI Offices

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 22, 2024 3 Comments

"The $750,000 annual budget of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, which was previously subjected to budget cuts implemented last year, also will be reabsorbed into UNL."...

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U. Kentucky Closing DEI Offices and Ending Related Initiatives

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 21, 2024 6 Comments

"will remove mandatory diversity training throughout the university, and no employees will be required to write a diversity statement to be employed"...

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Multicultural Student Services at UVA Holding Four Identity-Based Orientation Events

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 18, 2024 4 Comments

“UVA, as you all know, ought to be a place where everyone feels welcome, and spaces are an important part of that”...

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Johns Hopkins U. Returning to Standardized Testing for Admissions

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 18, 2024 6 Comments

"the test-optional environment may have discouraged some applicants to Johns Hopkins from less-advantaged or underrepresented backgrounds"...

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington is Latest School to Close DEI Offices

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 17, 2024 3 Comments

"following a policy change by the UNC System Board of Governors earlier this year"...

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Cal Poly Humboldt Creates ‘Whiteness Accountability Space’ to Help White People ‘Confront Racism’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2024 9 Comments

“support each other to take action to address whiteness and white supremacy”...

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Students at New Jersey Elementary School Given DEI Surveys Without Parental Consent

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 05, 2024 4 Comments

"When we're talking about things like gender identity and other sensitive issues, there is the very real issue of, this is also being used almost as an educational tool, to push these concepts on kids"...

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Las Vegas: Black Teens Reach Plea Deal In Beating Death of 17-year-old White Student

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 03, 2024 119 Comments

“the plea deal will allow all four teens to plead guilty as juveniles to manslaughter.”...

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Medical School in Canada Removes Portraits of ‘Old, White’ Former Deans in Name of Diversity

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 03, 2024 11 Comments

“no longer representative of the school’s student body”...

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University of Missouri Closing DEI Offices

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 01, 2024 6 Comments

"The division will close officially on Aug. 15."...

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Iowa State University Shutters DEI Offices in Accordance With New Mandates

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 29, 2024 6 Comments

"The law bars the universities from having DEI offices, having DEI-specific employees and spending money on DEI — except as required by law or for accreditation."...

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University of Alabama System Shutting Down DEI Offices to Comply With New Law

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2024 9 Comments

"Taking effect Oct. 1, it states DEI concepts can still be discussed in the classroom, but cannot be compelled."...

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Two U. Michigan Scholars to Receive Extra $20K Per Year for ‘Social Justice’ Work in Math and Science

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 24, 2024 6 Comments

"honorary diversity professorships"...

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American U. Has a $33K Graduate Certificate to Learn How to be an ‘Antiracist’ School Leader

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 16, 2024 6 Comments

“dismantle racist practices and policies in classrooms and schools”...

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NIH Spending Millions of Tax Dollars on Racism and Medicine Studies

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 14, 2024 8 Comments

“Black Hazardous Drinkers: Ecological Momentary Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Microaggressions”...

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University of Manitoba ‘Decolonizes’ Art Collection Due to ‘Problematic’ Paintings and Sculptures

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 08, 2024 9 Comments

"depicts Indigenous folks in not really an accurate way"...

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How DEI Policies Lead to Discrimination

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2024 3 Comments

"there is evidence that many universities have engaged in outright racial preferences under the aegis of DEI"...

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More Elite Colleges Are Abandoning DEI Hiring Mandates

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 30, 2024 7 Comments

"Some elite universities are clawing back diversity statements, and others will likely follow. Why? Because a lot of faculty of all political stripes hate the policy"...

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