Social Justice Tag

Florida Public Universities Reworking General Education Courses Amid Concern Over ‘Woke Ideologies’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 20, 2024 3 Comments

"General education core courses may not distort significant historical events or include a curriculum that teaches identity politics"...

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Pace University Holding ‘Social Justice Week’ With Emphasis on ‘Equity’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 19, 2024 7 Comments

"Social Justice Week seeks to create brave spaces that challenge white supremacy among other forms of oppression"...

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University of Michigan’s Embrace of DEI Policies Has Backfired

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 17, 2024 6 Comments

"Michigan has poured a staggering quarter of a billion dollars into D.E.I."...

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Academic Scholars Using Junk Science to Prop Up DEI Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 16, 2024 2 Comments

"Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is on the ropes these days."...

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Oregon Employee Placed on Leave for Supposedly Hiring on Merit, Not Diversity

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 14, 2024 25 Comments

The DEI "expert" complained to the Department of Forestry that Mike Shaw admitted "he looks beyond gender and identity in hiring, seeking only candidates most qualified for the job."...

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University of Alberta Hires New Provost Fellow in ‘Decolonizing Policies’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 14, 2024 6 Comments

“institutional commitment to reconciliation and decolonization”...

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Board of Supervisors at Louisiana State U. Eliminating Some DEI Programs

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 12, 2024 1 Comment

"While the decision is limited to college admissions, some ultra-conservative politicians have tried to use the case to limit DEI programs in public and private organizations."...

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Elon University Offering $500 Diversity ‘Mini-Grants’ to Faculty and Staff

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 11, 2024 6 Comments

"School administrators provide DEI criteria for faculty and staff members to determine whether they can receive up to $500 from the grant."...

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Students at U. Washington Can Apply for ‘Social Justice’ Voter Registration Job

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 08, 2024 6 Comments

"The position pays $19.97 to $21.97 dollars an hour for up to 19 hours per week."...

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Vanderbilt U. Dermatology Residents Receive Anti-Racism Training

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 04, 2024 5 Comments

“engage in perspective-taking to minimize bias and stereotyping when interacting with patients and physicians of color”...

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U. Michigan Study Suggests Counting Staff by Race at Meetings to ‘Decenter Whiteness’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 03, 2024 12 Comments

“Any concept of professionalism is a huge one and how it’s been used or weaponized to particularly affect people of color.”...

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New Stanford President Declares ‘University’s Purpose is Not Political Action or Social Justice’

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 02, 2024 8 Comments

"Stanford’s previous president, Richard Saller, stepped down July 31 following a turbulent several months that saw the California school rocked by several protests."...

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Virginia School Board Agrees To Pay $575K to Teacher Fired for Refusing to Use Trans Student’s Pronouns

Posted by Jane Coleman on October 02, 2024 17 Comments

Teacher: "I was wrongfully fired from my teaching job because my religious beliefs put me on a collision course with school administrators who mandated that teachers ascribe to only one perspective on gender identity—their preferred view."...

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Harvard Eliminates Over 30 Fall Courses, Mostly ‘Far-Left History and Literature’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 29, 2024 8 Comments

“Indigenous Genders and Sexualities in North America”...

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CA Gov. Newsom Issues Apology for State ‘Being Complicit in Slavery’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 28, 2024 24 Comments

Tell me that Newsom is running in 2028 without saying the words....

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Faculty Members at Arizona State U. Condemn ‘White Ownership’ of Shakespeare

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 28, 2024 8 Comments

"He is the epitome of what they consider white exceptionalism…and this is why he’s valuable"...

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Naval Academy Affirmative Action Trial Concludes, Judge’s Ruling Expected in November

Posted by James Nault on September 27, 2024 4 Comments

Judge Richard Bennett presided over the non-jury bench trial, commended lawyers for both sides, and said he would deliver a ruling in six to seven weeks, or early to mid-November...

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New Documents Detail Air Force’s Plan to Cut Number of White Male Officers

Posted by James Nault on September 27, 2024 23 Comments

Documents obtained from Air Force after lawsuit to force their release show reduction in White Male officer ranks dates from early in Biden/Harris Administration...

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