{"id":1651489,"date":"2022-09-21T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1651489"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:51:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T17:51:05","slug":"far-left-woke-ideology-house-republicans-introduce-bill-to-prohibit-political-tests-at-colleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-woke-ideology-house-republicans-introduce-bill-to-prohibit-political-tests-at-colleges\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Far Left Woke Ideology\u2019: House Republicans Introduce Bill To Prohibit \u2018Political Tests\u2019 At Colleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffar-left-woke-ideology-house-republicans-introduce-bill-to-prohibit-political-tests-at-colleges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1651489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/republican-party\">House Republicans<\/a> has introduced a new bill to prohibit \u201cpolitical tests\u201d in the admission, hiring, and promotion of college students and staff to fight against \u201cwoke ideology\u201d on American university campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Elise Stefanik (NY), Fred Keller (PA), and Glenn Grothman (WI) presented the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/stefanik.house.gov\/_cache\/files\/e\/3\/e306b313-d1f6-494b-a6dc-e60b096c4976\/E0EDF24A6A59A8AB7F5B0EBA0B5363BC.stefny-188-xml-8.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022<\/a>\u2019\u2019 on Wednesday to help fight back against \u201cfar left\u201d bias at colleges across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will always stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of thought on college campuses,\u201d\u00a0Stefanik said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/stefanik.house.gov\/press-releases?ID=9CE90188-0431-4984-84AC-3DB15F3CE821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. \u201cInstead of encouraging diversity of ideas, some institutions of higher education are shamefully acting as gatekeepers to ensure their faculty, staff, and students all ascribe to Far Left woke ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Instead of creating intolerant political monoculture, universities should equip students to engage in a diversity of ideas outside the academic bubble.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepFredKeller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepFredKeller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGrothman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepGrothman<\/a> &#038; I introduced a proposal to restore academic freedom on college campuses. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJnd0sosaL\">https:\/\/t.co\/YJnd0sosaL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStefanik\/status\/1572623356242923521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile this intolerant political monoculture reaches institutions across our nation, this is something that has pervaded our own SUNY system,\u201d she continued. \u201cThis growing trend puts ideological conformity above preparing our next generation for life outside the academic bubble and fails to equip students to thoughtfully engage in the competition of ideas. I will continue to stand up against indoctrination and restore academic freedom on college campuses across our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill would specifically stop higher education institutions from requiring a person to identify a commitment to or make a statement of personal belief in support of any ideology that promotes a specific partisan set of ideas.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation also blocks requiring a particular viewpoint on an issue of public controversy or different treatment of the basis of race, including any formulation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion beyond upholding existing federal law.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik\u2019s statement noted that the concern was revealed in a \u00a02021\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.aei.org\/research-products\/report\/other-than-merit-the-prevalence-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-statements-in-university-hiring\/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!cMtxonv5drTIajXoV47Pdwai48lQxI17FUrRpq8aKSqWzq1w2WhjhABabvsq0S8_6SnqYujNmQ$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the American Enterprise Institute that showed approximately 20% of university faculty hiring and promotion decisions are made after taking a candidate\u2019s \u201cdiversity, equity, and inclusion\u201d or \u201cDEI\u201d statement into account.\u00a0These statements can be used to discriminate on the basis of politics or ideology in ways that undermine free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUniversities attempting to police the ideology of students and faculty during the admissions and hiring process is un-American and a grotesque attack on the right to free expression of our country at large,\u201d Grothman added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcademia is healthiest and most productive when students feel comfortable speaking their minds and get exposure to diverse perspectives in the classroom,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Stefanik\u2019s statement shared the example of the University of California\u2013Santa Cruz, which was criticized in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefire.org\/fire-calls-on-uc-santa-cruz-to-drop-diversity-statement-mandate-for-faculty-applicants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) over its requirement for applicants to complete a \u201cStatement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement is <a href=\"https:\/\/recruit.ucsc.edu\/JPF01248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defined<\/a> as \u201caddressing your understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your past and\/or future contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching and professional or public service.\u201d These requirements could be at odds with First Amendment rights as they potentially include issues related to sexual orientation or gender identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of House Republicans has introduced a new bill to prohibit \u201cpolitical tests\u201d in the admission, hiring, and promotion of college students and staff to fight against \u201cwoke ideology\u201d on American university campuses. 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