Category Archives: Education

Quick Takes – Academic Praxis: Special Ed. Equity Audit; DEI Renamed; Trashing YAF

Posted on October 22, 2026 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: Wokes of the world unite?      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Hiding DEI: DEI Payroll; DEI Over Editing; DEI Without Statements

Posted on October 8, 2026 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: They’re not saying it’s DEI, but it’s DEI      First, a little … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Meanwhile In Academia: No Reverse Racism At Auburn; DEI Leadership Programs At Kentucky; Teaching Institutionalization In New Jersey

Posted on September 24, 2026 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: Woke Warrior Boot Camps      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Meanwhile, At College: Decolonial Orientations; Normalizing Tides Of Erasure; Racial Quotas

Posted on September 10, 2026 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: Gotta think “critically”, dontchaknow, for praxis.      First, a little mood music: … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – College Classroom Craziness: Systems Of Oppression Class; Wonder Woman & The Queer Occult; Critical Race Conversations For Federal Work-Study

Posted on August 20, 2026 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: Shut up and be indoctrinated, they explained!      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Peer-Reviewed WTF: Racialization of Episemology; “1 mL of the mass killing of an ethnic group”; Treacherous Waters And Queerdom

Posted on August 13, 2026 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: When A.I. becomes just as Woke as the human academics, can … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – DEI In College: Band Not Doing Anything; Inclusive Systems; Queer Crip Lit

Posted on July 30, 2026 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: There is no quick fix for wokeness.      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Ridiculousness: Queer Kids Lit; Asexual Hobbits; Indigenous Horse Science

Posted on July 16, 2026 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: Unscholarly scholarship.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on…      What are … Continue reading →

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Firing Line Friday: Why Are the Students Unhappy?

Posted on July 10, 2026 by The Political Hat

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Wokeness and radicalism is nothing new in and at colleges and universities is nothing new.   Let us … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic Madness: VR vs. The Handicapped; Solving Physics With Queerness; Malaysian Muslim Transwoman Social Justice Studies

Posted on June 25, 2026 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: Straight White males can’t do modern science and technology apparently.      First, … Continue reading →

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