…has been a gradual transformation, particularly in the social sciences and humanities, in which science and rigorous analysis has been replaced by “social justice” political advocacy, by ideological victimology and…
…those researching it. Indeed, the spread of the virus seems to depend also on social configurations (proximity, touching, etc.), but that’s because underlying that social aspect is an infectious virus…
…illiberal institutions guided by grievance and victim ideology. The source of this transformation is no mystery. Feminists gradually took over the social sciences and humanities, claiming to be abused victims…
…‘Social Justice’ Pandemic] Will rightly marks this trend as a flagrant violation of academic freedom. Under the guise of benign watchwords and happy slogans, it recalls the loyalty oaths of…
…so no student should be graded. Our snowflakes and our social justice warriors, heavily overlapping categories, naturally want to eliminate all grades. Students who were doing well in class aren’t…
…and minority students. [Colleges Give Up on Western Civilization] Access to first-rate higher education—genuine, uncorrupted higher education—has always been a powerful force for social justice in the broadest sense. Education…
…be fired. [The University of Texas Succumbs to the ‘Social Justice’ Pandemic] Doe complained to Shawnee administrators who, in turn, called Meriwether in for a meeting. They reminded him of…
…award for male students, the Eric G. Rowe Scholarship Fund, is reserved for “deserving farm boys” who plan to attend the university’s School of Agriculture. [‘Social Justice’ Ideology Is Damaging…
…of Social Justice.” (The school’s mission statement declares that “we should work to promote social justice and social change, and should strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty, and other forms…
…“acting white”? * Discipline. Progressives have implemented “social justice” approaches to school and classroom discipline on the grounds that suspensions and other punishments disproportionately affect minorities. The resulting breakdown in…
…together. [‘Social Justice’ Ideology Is Damaging American Values] The outcome at Stanford 30 years ago still holds. By tracing curriculum controversies over the decades, the NAS report reveals how the…
…9th Circuit refused to allow this, claiming that the “district court erred in concluding that Morrissey-Berru was a ‘minister’ for purposes of the ministerial exception.” The 9th Circuit justices have…
…disparate outcome. Something in the institution was keeping black numbers down. [‘Social Justice’ Ideology Is Damaging American Values] I had spent the day walking around campus and hadn’t counted the…
At the American Historical Association’s recent annual meeting, the program’s abundance of panels were devoted to issues of social justice. Perhaps its name should be changed to the Activists Historical…
…to recognize these differences, we are all elitists. No amount of identity politics-based promotions of minor figures will change that. Nor will social justice-enforced demotions stick. The common judgment of…
…require students to take social-justice courses, such as “Native Sexualities and Queer Discourse” or “Hip-hop Workshop,” and attend social-justice events—such as a Reparations, Repatriation, and Redress Symposium or a Power…
…by “social justice” ideology. “Social justice” warriors on campuses make more and more extreme and outrageous demands daily. These demands do not sit well even with confirmed “progressives” such as…
…inability to fathom Fourth Wave Feminists who declare themselves afraid to attend college or seek “lean-in” type jobs (oh the rape culture!) and her schism with Social Justice Warriors whose…
…ideology in the language of human rights and social justice, which is their furtive way of promoting their corrosive agenda and which is why administrators are often hesitant to question…
…possibly care less about who gets offended. If my choice of costume is restricted by “social justice”—that is, “victim” worship and fetishizing—I’m going to rail against every boundary these people…
…array of leftist notions — notions that make them highly receptive to further leftist teaching and calls for them to act against perceived enemies of the social justice agenda. [Where…
…greater government centralization and power. The call for “social justice” is often joined by a condemnation of capitalism and a plea for socialism. The left’s tendency for totalitarianism is seen…
…single most popular book is Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, another memoir, this one on how the corrupt criminal justice system should be overturned. Second…
…one reason, you can discriminate for any and all reasons. As the eminent social scientist James Q. Wilson once observed, “we did not fight the Civil War to make sure…
…spaces where students develop their own reputations and social standing within various groups. If a student “offends” another student by disagreeing with the social justice mandates on campus, the social…
…Chief Justice Roberts asked Gregory Garre, the counsel for the University of Texas, “What unique perspective does a minority student bring to a physics class?” Mr. Garre was unable to…
…assumes that reading the book will get you ready to sign up for social justice activism, in service of the Equal Justice Initiative. Stevenson’s Just Mercy has already been assigned…
…on Twitter. The next paragraph is just as bad. It contains two words high in the social justice nomenclature: Since 1951, College Republicans at NC State have advocated strongly for…
…have contributed in the battle for “social justice.” I will return to that point later. What Educational Benefits? First, Weisman relies on the jaded claim that having a “diverse” student…
…shows all the indications of a reformed sinner eager to undergo Harvard’s diversity training. One would think that an institution so solemnly dedicated to social justice as Harvard—“we strongly believe…