{"id":2146249,"date":"2024-01-11T07:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T12:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-dei-poison-will-kill-this-country-if-republicans-dont-intervene\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T07:48:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T12:48:48","slug":"universities-dei-poison-will-kill-this-country-if-republicans-dont-intervene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-dei-poison-will-kill-this-country-if-republicans-dont-intervene\/","title":{"rendered":"Universities&#8217; DEI Poison Threatens Country, Needs Republican Intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Funiversities-dei-poison-will-kill-this-country-if-republicans-dont-intervene%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=2146249&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Crisis in Higher Education<\/h2>\n<p>Ask any normal person what\u2019s wrong with America right now, and they\u2019re likely to bring up \u201chigher\u2064 education\u201d fairly quickly. There\u2019s a good reason for that \u2014 something is fundamentally rotten in our university system. When parents pay tens of thousands of dollars to drop their kids off at college, it\u2019s reasonable to assume that their sons \u2063and daughters\u2064 will receive a good education, earn\u2064 a degree, and eventually use their skills to participate in our \u200deconomy and contribute to society. That\u2019s how it used \u200cto be.<\/p>\n<p>But today, colleges and universities appear to be less interested in\u2064 academic excellence and more interested in fomenting a political revolution. This is why, according to\u200b the Heritage Foundation, the average university has 3.4 people working\u200d to promote so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for every\u2062 100 tenured\u200b or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-reveals-hiring-bias-at-universities\/\" title=\"Study Reveals Hiring Bias at Universities\">tenure-track faculty members<\/a>. The indoctrination \u200bis the point.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Identity Politics Programming<\/h3>\n<p>The university aims to stamp out free thought, separate students from \u2064their \u201cbackward\u201d values or beliefs, and instead program them to adopt and embrace the \u201cintersectional\u201d identity politics framework as their primary mode\u2063 of critical thinking. DEI is the gospel, and it is woven into every\u2064 aspect of the college experience, including classroom instruction, extracurricular\u200d activities, residence life, and even athletics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All of this has led\u200d directly to the disturbing \u201cprotests\u201d we are now seeing on \u200dcollege campuses. These \u2063students aren\u2019t activists \u2014 they\u2019ve simply been activated. \u201cIsrael is committing genocide!\u201d \u200bthey announce in unison. They chant\u2062 this because Hamas terrorists have a higher ranking on\u200c the intersectional hierarchy than the Jewish\u2062 innocents who were slaughtered on Oct. 7. \u201cOsama Bin \u200dLaden was right!\u201d they tell pollsters. They praise him because\u2064 any attack against America \u2014 a force for evil founded by \u201cwhite, cishet Christian men\u201d to oppress people of other races, religions, sexual orientations, and so-called gender identities \u2014 is almost certainly justified.<\/p>\n<p>Higher education needs a hard reset, and Republicans should use the power afforded \u2062to them by the people to get this done.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, a \u200bhandful of state legislatures have already introduced or passed \u200dbills reining \u200din DEI programs \u200din colleges and universities. These bills encourage them to focus their financial resources on departments that improve student outcomes. Legislators in Arkansas,\u2063 for example, are exploring ways \u2062to ban \u200dracial discrimination and defund these programs across the board.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Federal Legislation to Save Education<\/h3>\n<p>But with so much at stake, we cannot simply leave the\u2063 states to fend for themselves, especially when \u200dthe\u200d federal government has \u200bplayed a clear role in pushing \u201cwoke\u201d on the \u200bhigher education system by leveraging the power of the purse. The Department of Education, for example, recently released its proposed rule changes to \u200bTitle IX that would prohibit\u2062 colleges from banning male athletes from competing in women\u2019s \u2062sports. Incredibly, according to the DOE, this would constitute a Title IX violation and could result in the\u200b loss of federal funds, even though Title\u2064 IX was specifically designed to provide equal opportunity and fairness in sports for women.<\/p>\n<p>Last \u200byear, House Republicans smartly passed legislation\u200c that would essentially flip that rule on its head. Under the law, colleges would have lost federal\u200b funds if they refused to protect fairness in \u200bwomen\u2019s sports. President Joe Biden, of course, promised a veto. But Republicans need more legislation to \u200doppose DEI.\u200c And more anti-DEI\u2062 legislative efforts appear to be gaining steam.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One bill, introduced by Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, would ban federally funded colleges \u2062from\u2064 compelling students to write DEI statements. Another bill, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., would prevent higher \u200beducation\u200d accrediting agencies from \u200cconsidering DEI when evaluating colleges and universities. And\u200b Republicans on the House Education Committee, who have spent\u200b the last month waging a \u2062holy war against woke university administrators, are vowing more legislation in the \u2063months to come.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Standards for\u200c Universities<\/h3>\n<p>We should applaud House Republicans for taking this issue seriously and making a good start, but former President Donald Trump takes these efforts a step\u200c further. \u200cIn a video released last year, Trump pledged to \u201creclaim our once \u2063great educational institutions from the \u200cradical Left\u201d by not only replacing \u200cthe current accreditors but imposing a rigorous set of new standards on our colleges and universities. The proposal would require universities to protect\u200d free speech, defend the American way of life,\u2062 eliminate all\u200d DEI positions in \u2064higher education, offer more\u200c options for accelerated and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/going-to-get-this-anti-american-insanity-out-of-our-institutions-trump-talks-about-education-reforms\/\" title=\"Trump aims to remove anti-American ideas from institutions through education reforms.\">low-cost degrees<\/a>, emphasize job placement, and require both\u200b entrance and exit exams to demonstrate the value of a college degree.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Notably, Trump also promised civil rights lawsuits against\u200b any school that engages in racial discrimination. And he has an aggressive penalty in mind: \u201cSchools that persist in explicit unlawful discrimination under\u200d the guise of \u200cequity will \u2064not only have\u2063 their endowment taxed, but through budget reconciliation, I will advance a measure to have \u2063them fined up to the entire\u2063 amount of their endowment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational Decline and Debt<\/h3>\n<p>We need this type \u2064of accountability for higher education. Americans have\u200d paid \u200da brutal price \u200dto prioritize indoctrination. As of today, more than 43 million Americans hold federal student loans \u2014 with a collective balance exceeding $1.6 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>And what \u2064has America gotten\u2064 with \u2064the most recent crop of college graduates? Not much according to the business\u200c community. According to a recent survey, 40\u2063 percent of business leaders view recent college graduates as unprepared for the workforce. They\u200b blame poor\u2064 work \u2064ethic and communication \u200cskills as the main reasons. A whopping 88 percent of business leaders say today\u2019s graduates are more unprepared than graduates of just three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear Congress must act. America\u2019s institutions of\u2063 higher\u200c education used \u200dto turn out the \u2062best and the brightest who could tackle society\u2019s major problems. But today, \u200dadministrators at these universities are failing their \u2063students. The Department \u2062of\u200b Education deserves its share of the blame as\u2062 well. It has enabled the decade-long efforts to trap kids \u2062in these schools and cut off alternatives like career colleges and trade schools where students learn real, marketable skills.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have a tremendous opportunity to win\u200b the House, Senate, and presidency in 2024.\u2064 If we\u2019re serious about saving \u200bthis country and making\u200c it great again, then\u2064 fixing the broken higher education system must be part of our agenda. If the American people\u2064 choose to give Republicans the power to fix this problem in 2024, then they must be\u200c ready to take them up on\u2064 it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200b In what ways can offering more options for \u200daccelerated and low-cost degrees enhance accessibility and affordability in higher\u2062 education while emphasizing job placement and workforce readiness<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mind for universities that fail to uphold free speech: \u2063the loss of federal funding. This \u2064is a powerful tool to bring about change and ensure \u2064that colleges and universities prioritize academic\u200b excellence \u2064and intellectual diversity over ideological indoctrination.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis in higher education is undeniable. \u2064It is time for action to preserve the integrity and purpose of our universities.\u2064 The bills introduced by state legislatures, as well as the efforts by House Republicans, are \u200cimportant steps in the \u2062right direction. They send\u2062 a \u200dstrong message that the status quo\u2063 is unacceptable and that we\u200b will not allow our education \u200dsystem to \u200bbe hijacked by\u2063 radical ideologies.<\/p>\n<p>But we need\u2063 more than just piecemeal solutions. We need a \u200ccomprehensive\u2062 strategy to address the deeper \u200bissues plaguing higher education. Former President Trump&#8217;s \u2064proposal for \u2062new standards is \u2064a \u2063promising approach. It tackles key areas\u200c such as free\u200d speech, academic rigor, job placement, and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>By requiring universities to protect\u2062 free \u2062speech, we ensure that\u2063 all ideas, even controversial ones, can be \u200bfreely debated and challenged. This fosters an environment of intellectual growth and discovery, where students \u2063are exposed to \u200ba wide range of perspectives and can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pornographic-films-together-utah-college-course-studying-porn-goes-viral-sparks-backlash\/\" title=\"\u2018Watch Pornographic Films Together\u2019: Utah College Course Studying Porn Goes Viral, Sparks Backlash\">develop critical thinking skills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Defending\u2062 the \u200bAmerican way of life is crucial to preserving \u2064our values and \u200cprinciples. Universities should be promoting \u200dthe ideals of liberty,\u2063 democracy, and equal opportunity.\u2063 They \u2062should not be endorsing divisive ideologies that seek to\u200b tear down our society and undermine\u2062 the very foundations\u200d upon which it was built.<\/p>\n<p>Eliminating all DEI positions in \u200chigher \u200deducation is a necessary step to\u2063 stop the indoctrination and ensure that universities focus \u2063on academic excellence. While diversity and inclusion\u200c are important, \u2063they should not \u2064be prioritized over intellectual rigor and the pursuit \u2062of knowledge. Universities should \u2063be fostering an \u200denvironment where students \u200dare encouraged to think independently and\u2064 critically, not one\u200b where they are programmed to adhere\u2062 to a specific ideological\u200b framework.<\/p>\n<p>Offering more options for accelerated and low-cost degrees is essential to make higher education accessible and affordable for all. Not every student needs a traditional \u2063four-year degree, and\u2064 we should empower students with \u200dalternative paths to \u2064success.\u2063 By emphasizing job placement, we ensure that students are prepared for the workforce and have the\u2063 skills necessary to contribute to society.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, requiring both \u2064entrance and exit \u2064exams \u200dto demonstrate the value of a college degree is a crucial\u200b step towards accountability. It \u2063ensures that students are receiving a quality education\u2064 and that their degrees hold\u200b value in the job market. \u2062This will help address concerns about the return on \u2062investment for higher\u200c education and ensure that \u2064students are getting the\u2062 education they pay for.<\/p>\n<p>We must act now \u2062to save our higher education system. It is time to prioritize academic excellence, intellectual diversity, and the pursuit of knowledge over ideological agendas. The bills\u2062 introduced by state legislatures,\u200c the efforts of House Republicans, and the comprehensive standards\u2062 proposed by former President Trump\u200b all provide viable paths \u200dforward. Let us come together and work towards a solution that restores the purpose and value of higher education and prepares our students for success in the real world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask anyone about America&#8217;s current issues, and &#8220;higher education&#8221; will likely be mentioned. The university system is fundamentally flawed, causing concern. 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