Culture
Proposed legislation would stop diversity, equity training at Ohio colleges, universities(The Center Square) – A bill in the Ohio Legislature would stop diversity and equity training for faculty and students at state colleges and universities. The Higher Education Enhancement Act,… Read More
Health, Missouri
National watchdog warns Missouri State Medical Association may support woke racial, transgender politics in medical schoolsRacial and transgender politics are endangering the practice of medicine, yet the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) is considering whether to actually welcome it, warns a national watchdog… Read More
DEI, Kansas
Kansas DEI administrator resigns to focus on his diversity business(The Sentinel) – Shawnee Mission School District has announced that Dr. Tyrone Bates Jr. is resigning effective at the end of this school year, after four years as the district’s… Read More
Culture
A Soros-funded organization is helping a student group defy DeSantis’ higher education reform(Daily Caller) – A network funded by philanthropist George Soros is working with a coalition of students, parents, alumni and allies intent on defying reforms pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Read More
Culture
‘They said they wanted a black person to do this job’: DEI instructor fired by college for not being woke enough(Daily Caller) – A diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) director claims she was fired from a California community college for disagreeing with certain elements of social justice ideology. Dr. Tabita… Read More
Culture
DEI director at California College canned for not being woke enoughA director of diversity and inclusion at a California college said she was ousted for questioning key tenets of progressive ideology. She accused De Anza College, a community college, of… Read More
Culture
Federal judge calls on Stanford to fire DEI dean that participated in student uproar(Daily Caller) – Federal Judge Kyle Duncan has called on Stanford University to fire the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Dean who participated in a student-led revolt against his appearance at… Read More
Education, Missouri
Missouri State University clings to robust Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs and ‘loyalty oaths’ despite nationwide retreat from themEven as companies, universities and whole states back away from divisive and legally suspect Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, Missouri State University is all in – even requiring job applicants… Read More
Culture
Half of professors believe diversity statements ‘violate academic freedom,’ survey finds(Daily Caller) – Half of university professors disapprove of universities mandating that applicants submit diversity statements during the hiring process, a new survey released Tuesday by the Foundation for Individual… Read More
Culture
Gov. DeSantis’ is wresting back control from diversity bureaucrats in higher ed. Here’s howFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis is waging a war to regain public oversight in higher education by the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracies. DEI has a chilling effect on… Read More
Public Education
Alaska school board censors dad who objects to library book on ‘kinks, fantasies, and porn’An Alaska father who objected to school books depicting anal sex and porn was silenced by the board during his public comment. Jay McDonald, a local school reform advocate, spoke… Read More
Culture
DEI initiatives may be driving students away while hurting those who stayDiversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives are becoming a politicized tool to promote a progressive agenda – and schools that promote them are suffering the consequences, a new report… Read More
Culture
DEI initiatives force medical students to only go skin deep, report revealsAn investigation of curricula in Texas medical schools reveals requirements drenched in “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI), the anti-racism rallying cry critics say creates racial divisiveness. Do No Harm, a… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Why Kansas City Celebrates Its Least Diverse CompanyIn Kansas City, Sept. 9 was designated “Happy Red Friday Day.” I was first made aware of the event when I drove by what is now called the… Read More
National
Study shows university diversity, equity and inclusion programs ineffective, overstaffed(The Center Square) – The promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, on college campuses has become a big focus in academia, but a study says many of the… Read More
State Government
Students as young as kindergarten can identify as transgender and be taught about it, says suburban Kansas City school officialThe youngest public school children should be taught all about gender identity if they’ve heard anything at all about the topic, and teachers should welcome students as young as kindergarten… Read More