Tag Archives: Higher Ed

University of San Diego To Prospective Faculty: DIE Or Else!

Posted on October 12, 2021 by The Political Hat

     The far Left have long ago taken over higher education, despite venerable remnants, and are in the process of fortifying their positions by requiring all prospective faculty to declare support for their DIE agenda (i.e. “diversity”, “inclusion”, and “equity”). Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academic MiniTru: Decolonizing Curricula; Revising History; Woke Propaganda

Posted on September 23, 2021 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: The academic equivalent of telling students that their choco rations increased … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Racial Segregation in Academia: Parent-Teach Dialogue Sessions; Racial Affinity Housing; Internships

Posted on September 2, 2021 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: Your kind don’t belong here…      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Educational Equity In Action: The Three “R’s” Purged From Diploma Requirements; Equity-Based Honors Program; Re-Segregation Of Schools

Posted on August 26, 2021 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: Dumbing down the kids for Social Justice!      First, a little mood … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Woke Learning: Indigenous Creationism; Critical Race Collective’s 5 Tenets; Not Really Math

Posted on July 29, 2021 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: The woke way of knowing.      First, a little mood music:      Science … Continue reading →

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It’s Not The Funding, It’s The Pedagogy

Posted on July 28, 2021 by The Political Hat

     There is much to complain about “new” methods of teaching mathematics, regardless of if it’s under the moniker of “common core” or not. As has been noted here before, many of these methods can serve as useful shortcuts… to those … Continue reading →

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Dallas Justice Now: Imagine Premier Universities Free of White People

Posted on July 26, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Segregation and racial exclusion used to be racist. Used to be… Now-a-days, it is a moral imperative to achieve “justice”, as seen by the so-called “Dallas Justice Now” which wants White parents to achieve “equity” by sacrificing the “privilege” of … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Academia On White People: Original Sin Of Whiteness; Privileged Ways Of Knowing; Spirit Murderers

Posted on July 22, 2021 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: (Not quite) Kinderheim 511.      First, a little mood music:      A Catholic … Continue reading →

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Toward a Critical Race Theory of Education

Posted on July 15, 2021 by The Political Hat

Funny how the proponents squeal about how Critical Race Theory isn’t taught in schools but banning it being taught in schools is an attack on Critical Race Theory.   It’s almost as if they forget all their decades of books … Continue reading →

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Star Chamber Equity

Posted on July 14, 2021 by The Political Hat

     Sexual abuse proceedings against men in college had for some time now devolved into, at best Kangaroo Courts, and at worst unabashed Star Chambers. But now a court has dismissed the idea that colleges are biased against men… by declaring … Continue reading →

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