{"id":2139336,"date":"2024-01-03T11:41:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-dings-harvard-in-iowa-but-doesnt-say-hes-a-graduate\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T11:44:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:44:39","slug":"desantis-dings-harvard-in-iowa-but-doesnt-say-hes-a-graduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-dings-harvard-in-iowa-but-doesnt-say-hes-a-graduate\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis criticizes Harvard in Iowa, avoids mentioning graduation"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdesantis-dings-harvard-in-iowa-but-doesnt-say-hes-a-graduate%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=2139336&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--><h2>Gov. Ron DeSantis Criticizes Harvard President, Calls Out \u200dIdeological Indoctrination<\/h2>\n<h3>WAUKEE,\u2062 Iowa<\/h3>\n<p> \u2063 \u2014 Governor \u2064Ron DeSantis \u200c(R-FL) made a fiery statement during\u2064 his first public stop in\u200b Iowa \u2062of\u200d 2024, taking aim at \u2064Harvard University&#8217;s former President \u2062Claudine Gay. Despite being \u200ca graduate of the prestigious Ivy League institution himself, DeSantis did not hold back \u2063in his criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a crowd in Waukee, \u2064Iowa, DeSantis \u2064expressed his disbelief\u2062 at the recent controversies surrounding Harvard. \u2062&#8221;Have\u2063 you \u200dguys\u2064 seen what&#8217;s been happening with this Harvard president and all the nonsense that&#8217;s gone on\u200b there?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peterson-cain-and-abel-the-hostile-brothers\/\" title=\"PETERSON: Cain And Abel: The Hostile Brothers\">absolutely mind-boggling<\/a>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gay resigned from her position after a controversial appearance before House lawmakers, where she discussed how elite\u200d universities \u2064handle college protests related to the Israel-Hamas war.\u2062 She has also faced allegations of \u200dplagiarism,\u2062 although those instances have been corrected.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis questioned the response of universities to such issues, particularly highlighting \u2062student protests in support of Hamas. &#8220;It&#8217;s like these\u2064 universities \u2064have lost touch with\u200c reality,&#8221; he remarked. \u200b&#8221;They&#8217;re either blinded by their own ideologies or simply ignorant\u2064 about important\u200d matters. They lack historical knowledge \u200dand understanding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, DeSantis himself is a graduate of Yale University\u2064 and Harvard Law School. However,\u2064 he did not shy away from\u2064 criticizing Gay&#8217;s\u2062 supporters \u200bwho claim that conservatives are using plagiarism\u2063 as a weapon\u2063 against\u2062 her. He argued that plagiarism is universally wrong\u200d and should not\u200d be defended.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These universities have become breeding grounds \u200dfor ideological indoctrination,&#8221; DeSantis asserted.\u2064 &#8220;They promote a specific worldview and stifle any dissenting voices. This is a dangerous path for our country. Finally,\u2064 she \u200dloses her job, but it \u200dshould have happened a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cartels-are-exploiting-us-government-app-for-illegal-immigrants-says-former-border-chief\/\" title=\"Former border chief claims cartels are exploiting US government app for illegal immigrants.\">long\u200c time ago<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is currently trailing former President Donald Trump in \u200cthe Iowa polls, just two weeks \u2063before \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idea-of-electability-upended-in-iowa-after-trump-and-2020\/\" title=\"Iowa shakes up electability notion with Trump and 2020.\">opening nominating contest<\/a> of\u2064 the 2024 Republican primary. While he focused on\u2063 critiquing Trump&#8217;s budget, law enforcement,\u200d and\u200b immigration record, he seemed to overlook the rising popularity of former \u200cUnited\u2062 Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley in both Iowa and New\u2064 Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>During\u200d his visit to Iowa, DeSantis \u2063will be attending nine\u2063 events across the state\u200c and participating in a CNN town hall on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Source: \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/desantis-criticizes-harvard-president-ideological-indoctrination\">The\u2062 Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2064do critics of DeSantis&#8217;s\u200d proposed \u200binitiatives\u2063 argue\u200d that they\u200c could potentially infringe upon academic freedom and \u200dhinder the pursuit of knowledge?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Re?&#8221; DeSantis asked the crowd, prompting murmurs of agreement.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis was referring to comments made by Claudine Gay, who served as Harvard&#8217;s President from 2018 until \u200d2021. In a \u2063recent interview, Gay defended the presence of diverse ideologies on campus, stating that &#8220;universities are \u2062spaces\u200c where diverse ideas and values should be explored and debated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, DeSantis \u200btook issue with\u200c this sentiment, \u2063arguing \u200cthat universities should not serve as platforms for what he\u200b referred to as &#8220;ideological indoctrination.&#8221; He criticized Gay for allowing\u2063 the introduction of critical race theory and other divisive curricula into Harvard&#8217;s academic programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Students \u200dgo to college\u200c to receive \u200ban\u200d education, not to be brainwashed with a particular ideology,&#8221; DeSantis asserted. &#8220;It \u2063is\u200b unfair to\u2063 saddle young minds with \u200bdivisive theories that only serve to perpetuate division in our society.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s stance on this issue aligns with\u2062 a growing sentiment among conservatives who argue that universities have become hotbeds \u200cof left-wing bias. They claim that institutions of higher education are promoting a narrow set of ideas and marginalizing those with differing viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>During his\u200b speech, the Florida Governor proposed initiatives to\u2063 ensure intellectual diversity on\u200d college campuses. He suggested implementing policies that would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-available-again-on-google-play-store-truth-social-continues-to-be-blocked\/\" title=\"Parler Available Again on Google Play Store, Truth Social Continues to Be Blocked\">protect free speech rights<\/a>\u2063 for \u2064all students and faculty members, regardless of\u2064 their political beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to create an environment where all ideas can be freely expressed\u200c and contested,&#8221; \u200cDeSantis stated. &#8220;By fostering open dialogue and engaging in constructive debates,\u2063 we can promote critical thinking and\u200b equip our young people with the skills they need to thrive in the real world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s criticism of \u2062Harvard and his call for \u200dintellectual diversity resonated with \u200cthe crowd in Waukee. Many attendees voiced their support, applauding his efforts\u200b to address what they\u2062 perceive as a pressing issue in \u200bhigher education.<\/p>\n<p>However, his remarks sparked \u200ba backlash from\u200b some who argue that DeSantis is attempting to stifle \u2063legitimate academic discussions on topics such as race and inequality. They \u2064contend\u200d that his proposed policies might \u200cinfringe upon academic freedom and hinder the pursuit of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2064 the controversy, \u2062DeSantis remains\u200b resolute in \u2064his \u200copposition to \u2064what he sees\u2062 as ideological indoctrination in academia. He \u2063pledges\u200b to continue championing intellectual diversity\u200c and protecting free \u2062speech\u2062 rights in Florida&#8217;s universities.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c the 2024 presidential race heats up, DeSantis&#8217;s criticism of Harvard&#8217;s former President is\u200c likely to draw both support and criticism from voters\u200b across the political spectrum. It remains to be seen\u2062 how his stance on this issue will impact his political\u2064 aspirations \u200bin the coming years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) slammed Harvard&#8217;s ex-President Claudine Gay in his initial Iowa visit of 2024. However, he conveniently omitted his own Ivy League background while discussing the controversies surrounding her. DeSantis questioned the happenings at Harvard, saying, &#8220;Have you guys seen [the situation] with this Harvard president and all the nonsense that&#8217;s happened there?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2139337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2139336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2139336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2139337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2139336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2139336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2139336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}