Tag Archives: Higher Ed

North Dakota vs. Diversity Training

Posted on July 3, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Increasingly, many states are standing up against wokeness; North Dakota is joining them.   SB 2247 protects students and employees from being “[p]enalized, discriminated against, or receive adverse treatment due to the individual’s refusal to support, believe, endorse, embrace, confess, … Continue reading →

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Fighting Mandatory DEI Support in California

Posted on June 6, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Universities and colleges have increasingly demanded “diversity statements” to suss out thoughtcriminals, if not outright demanding fealty to the “DEI” agenda.   Some states’ legislatures have fought back, but in California, it is the people who must fight back against … Continue reading →

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Ohio vs. Diversity Statements

Posted on March 22, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Ohio is joining with many other states in banning colleges and universities from requiring “diversity statements” which preclude actual intellectual diversity. SB 83 says, in part: “The chancellor of higher education shall not distribute any state funds appropriated for institutional … Continue reading →

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University Of Central Florida: Woke Segregation

Posted on March 21, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Segregation has become woke, even in Florida. Just how bad has been reveled by Christopher Rufo: The University of Central Florida has adopted radical DEI programming that segregates students by race, condemns America as "white-supremacist culture," and encourages active discrimination … Continue reading →

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Iowa vs. DEI in Higher Education

Posted on March 13, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Previously, Texas saw legislation introduced to ban “Diversity”, “Inclusion”, and “Equity” (AKA “DEI”, or more accurately the “DIE” agenda) offices or officers. Now Iowa is following the same path. HF 616 (formerly HSB 218) says, in part: “A public institution … Continue reading →

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The Systemic Infiltration Of “DEI” At The University Of Missouri

Posted on March 8, 2023 by The Political Hat

     The Woke Left like to talk about “systems of oppression” and how racism, sexism, &c. is “systemic”. This is, of course, projection. The real “system of oppression” is the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (i.e. the “DIE” agenda), and it is … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Madness: Woke Janitors; “Power, Inequity, and Justice”; “Abolish the Family”

Posted on March 2, 2023 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Clean-up in aisle “woke”.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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University Of Chicago: Everyone Encouraged To Apply (Except For White And Asian Men)

Posted on February 28, 2023 by The Political Hat

     The Physics Department at the University of Chicago invited undergraduate applicants to a “Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)” complete with a $6000 stipend.   But the announcement made it clear that Asian and White men are not who this … Continue reading →

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Fighting Wokeness With Nondiscrimination In West Virginia

Posted on February 27, 2023 by The Political Hat

     West Virginia has previously introduced legislation to stop the implementation of Critical Race Theory. Now, they are aiming to ban “DEI” bureaucracy along with the ills of requiring “diversity training”. HB 3505 bands “Offices of diversity, equity, and inclusion”: “(A) … Continue reading →

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Utah vs. Diversity Statements

Posted on February 22, 2023 by The Political Hat

      Universities and colleges are increasingly requiring “diversity statements” which serve as pledges to wokeness and praxis. Now, Utah may end up stepping up to the plate and start swinging back by banning any such “diversity statements” for not only higher … Continue reading →

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