NEW: The University of Michigan Board of Regents has asked its president for a plan "to defund or restructure" the Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion—according to the UM faculty senate chair.
In an email, the chair says the board could vote on the plan early next month!
In an email, the chair says the board could vote on the plan early next month!
The email, which was addressed to the faculty senate, calls on faculty to defend DEI at an institution that has sunk millions into a sprawling social justice bureaucracy.
It also quickly blames and dismisses @nickconfessore's recent NYT piece ("a tendentious attack").
It also quickly blames and dismisses @nickconfessore's recent NYT piece ("a tendentious attack").
The email also states that several regents spoke with Confessore, and that they "actively engaged the NY Times journalist" by "offering perspectives, information and contacts in ways that helped set up the articles biased framework and conclusion."
@nickconfessore Using the refrain that the university should "shield" itself from "political pressure," the UMich faculty senate leader gives a preview of what will likely be a big clash over the future of higher ed.
Huge implications for Michigan and beyond.
Huge implications for Michigan and beyond.
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