The Politics of Education

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A UCLA medical degree now requires essentially a minor in “Progressive” trope regurgitation. Imagine all the lives that would be lost if they focused on teaching medicine instead :

https://nypost.com/2024/03/20/lifestyle/ucla-medical-school-trains-future-doctors-to-be-climate-activists-leaked-docs-show/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons&fbclid=IwAR0QBeYgS6m_xVKTp6iJi5hy8TZXkJCl0iqH4664l_wfa_9zFQTw5mpZVr0

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It’s good seeing the price rise on schools trafficking in this foolishness:

https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/03/arizona-state-u-conservative-prof-sues-school-over-mandatory-dei-training/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arizona-state-u-conservative-prof-sues-school-over-mandatory-dei-training

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Learn how to blow up pipelines as part of your studies at Harvard:

https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/harvard-facing-accusations-of-promoting-eco-terrorism-for-screening-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline-film/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvard-facing-accusations-of-promoting-eco-terrorism-for-screening-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline-film

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Couple interesting pieces re the latest plagiarism scandals to emerge in higher ed. For those who don’t know, “protected class” is educrat speak for minorities identified as worthy of extra protections. Every time I’d embark on a performance management effort for an underperforming employee the first question HR would ask is “are they a member of a protected class?”

Perhaps it’s just me, but it seems “protected” is turning into a synonym for underperforming scholar:

https://www.karlstack.com/p/lisa-cooks-new-plagiarism-scandal?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&fbclid=IwAR0l4o_eKH6kZUTQVc9MQ3fDTluc5B1bS6fiT8MjMJ_Kocac-TrE8YUIM4M_aem_ATR_vR4aNGK7i5XdRCcS3k_snAv21r2O3O7N78Kk3ND7HA9OSzAVlSP9vLwkTXG_qbUw32DAE4Nc-VQmPeNpk1q5

https://www.dailywire.com/news/trouble-at-the-fed