Arrr, ye scurvy DEI be refusin' to rest in Davy Jones' locker! Lay yer eyes on Cornell's fresh Center for Racial Justice, mateys!
2024-01-15
Avast ye, me hearties! Despite some scallywags in Congress, DEI be thrivin' on college shores! Look ye to Cornell's latest treasure, the Center for Racial Justice, birthed by them left-wing buccaneers! Arrr, the winds o' change be blowin' strong!
Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania may be facing some setbacks, but the Ivy League's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda is still going strong. Cornell University is preparing to launch its new Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures, which aims to promote DEI throughout the entire university community. The center's focus is on addressing anti-Black racism that supposedly exists not only at Cornell but also across America and the world. However, rather than looking toward the future, the center seems fixated on the past and the effects of settler colonialism and white supremacy.Some of the proposed initiatives include placing ideological allies in decision-making positions, providing funding for DEI grants, making DEI classes mandatory, and implementing programs for marginalized Ivy League students based on their skin color. This center was established by left-wing student activists who used George Floyd's death to push for their political demands, such as establishing an "Alternative Justice Board" to punish those who oppose DEI, funding racial activist groups, disarming and defunding campus police, and even firing a professor who expressed support for the police.
Cornell's president, Martha Pollack, has embraced many of these demands, implementing an aggressive DEI policy that includes mandatory education on racism, bias, and equity for all students, a review of the curriculum, faculty training, and the creation of an Anti-Racism Center. While some faculty members have expressed concerns about the toxic atmosphere created by this focus on race, Pollack remains committed to DEI.
Although the wider public is becoming aware of the questionable aspects of DEI, universities like Cornell are undeterred. Even in Texas, where DEI was banned from state schools, administrators simply renamed the programs and relocated their advocates. This ideology has deep roots and has been underestimated by American elites for years. While there have been some resignations and increased opposition, the battle against DEI is just beginning, and currently, DEI holds the upper hand in academia.