{"id":21501,"date":"2025-02-20T01:45:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=21501"},"modified":"2025-02-20T01:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:45:29","slug":"quick-takes-academic-discrimination-anti-dei-claimed-to-be-unconstitutional-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2025\/02\/20\/quick-takes-academic-discrimination-anti-dei-claimed-to-be-unconstitutional-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Takes \u2013 Academic Discrimination &#038; The Law: Discrimination Not Prohibited On A Technicality; Anti-DEI Claimed To Be Unconstitutional; Anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: A lot of court cases requiring <em>discriminating<\/em> judicial tastes<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1NEP0GE0SY0?si=IAD7nWPQ_wsNER9d\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marx_Graduation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marx_Graduation.jpg 550w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marx_Graduation-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Speedbumps in court for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/judge-tosses-white-students-case-alleging-discrimination-in-federal-scholarship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against a discriminatory scholarship program.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLawyers representing Young America\u2019s Foundation and two white students in a case alleging racial discrimination by the Department of Education are considering refiling the lawsuit after a judge recently dismissed it based on \u2018procedural issues.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018We are encouraged that the judge said the program is likely unconstitutional \u2026 and are working out next steps to deal with the procedural issues identified by the judge,\u2019 [said[ attorney Skylar Croy with the Wisconsin Institute for Law &amp; Liberty [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018We are committed to dismantling this discriminatory program,\u2019 Croy said Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn a Dec. 31 order, Judge Peter Welte threw out the case regarding the federal McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, the Grand Forks Herald reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHe cited \u2018procedural issues\u2019 and dismissed the case without prejudice, meaning it can be filed again, according to the report.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does teaching about something equate with compelling it? That\u2019s was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/alabamas-anti-dei-law-violates-constitution-new-lawsuit-alleges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit against an anti-DEI law<\/a> contends.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA group of professors and students filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against a relatively new law in Alabama that forbids public schools and universities in the state from funding diversity, equity and inclusion programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cUniversity of Alabama professors University of Alabama at Birmingham students joined forces with the Alabama-based NAACP to sue Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama university trustees over the law, SB 129, which went into effect last October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe law forbids public K-12 schools and state universities from compelling a student or employee to personally affirm or adhere to a \u2018divisive concept,\u2019 such as white privilege, or require their attendance at a mandatory DEI workshop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe legislation, SB 129, defines \u2018divisive concepts\u2019 as arguments \u2018that individuals should be discriminated against or adversely treated because of their race, color, religion or sex\u2019 or that \u2018the moral character of an individual is determined by his or her race, ethnicity or national origin.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut the lawsuit argues the law essentially restricts teaching on \u2018divisive concepts,\u2019 and also bemoans the closure of DEI offices on campuses across the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unsurprisingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/northwestern-university-anti-discrimination-training-criticized-as-biased\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Semitism<\/a> is part and parcel of collegiate bias these days.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cA required training about discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct at Northwestern University is attracting ire for what critics say is a lack of protection for Jewish students and administrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn an email sent to staff on December 17, Northwestern administrators detailed a required HR training program that would address \u2018many forms of discrimination and harassment, including race, religion, national origin and disability discrimination\u2019 and was updated recently to include \u2018new components on overcoming antisemitic, anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian biases.\u2019 Northwestern will \u2018require students to complete a similar training early next year,\u2019 the email noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cBut Jewish groups on campus say that Northwestern\u2019s omission of \u2018anti-Zionist\u2019 or \u2018anti-Israel\u2019 from that list is egregious, especially considering the university\u2019s sordid history addressing anti-Israel biases. Numerous officially recognized Northwestern student groups have praised Hamas\u2019s October 7 attack on Israel and spewed vitriol about \u2018Zionist propaganda.\u2019 The Middle Eastern and North African Student Association said that the October 7 \u2018moment in history is integral to rightfully earning back what has been lost.\u2019 The administration failed to respond to these and many more events.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" align=\"center\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Academic Discrimination &#038; The Law: Discrimination Not Prohibited On A Technicality; Anti-DEI Claimed To Be Unconstitutional; Anti-Semitism\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The focus this time: A lot of court cases requiring discriminating judicial tastes\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Marx_Graduation.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: A lot of court cases requiring discriminating judicial tastes &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2025\/02\/20\/quick-takes-academic-discrimination-anti-dei-claimed-to-be-unconstitutional-anti-semitism\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,17],"tags":[47,19,25,48],"class_list":["post-21501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-progressives","tag-affirmative-action","tag-communism","tag-higher-ed","tag-social-justice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21502,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21501\/revisions\/21502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}