Allison Butler

Aug 29, 2024 | laprogressive.com | Allison Butler |Rob Maurer

Upon the announcement of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidential running mate, the internet went wild. It did not take long for the Trump campaign to latch onto the lunatic left insults, calling Walz Tampon Tim.

May 6, 2024 | shepherdexpress.com | Nolan Higdon |Allison Butler

“University of Florida Eliminates all DEI-Related Positions,” read a March 2, 2024, New York Times headline. The article documented how Florida’s decision to terminate funds for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) related programs resulted in the University of Florida removing all DEI-related positions from their campus. This is but one of a series of stories about how states such as Alabama and Indiana are working to eliminate DEI programs and content in education.

Apr 24, 2024 | laprogressive.com | Allison Butler

While the anti-DEI efforts have received much media coverage, little attention has been paid to how educational technologies (ed-tech) undermine the mission of DEI advocates. “University of Florida Eliminates all DEI-Related Positions,” read a March 2, 2024, New York Times headline. The article documented how Florida’s decision to terminate funds for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) related programs resulted in the University of Florida removing all DEI-related positions from their campus.

Mar 11, 2023 | salon.com | Nolan Higdon |Allison Butler

ChatGPT has sent shockwaves through higher education, creating a moral panic about the threat that artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the classroom. As critical media literacy scholars, we are not panicking, and we do not think any educator should. Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a chat bot released in late 2022. Industry insiders were amazed by the technology, with Microsoft quickly moving to integrate OpenAI features into its products.

Feb 22, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Allison Butler

After the uproar over his declaration that women in general, and the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and 2024 Republican Party Presidential candidate Nikki Haley in particular, are past their prime after their “ 20s and 30s and maybe 40s ,” CNN co-host Don Lemon offered an apology-lite . Speaking to the CNN newsroom, Lemon said, “I am sorry. I did not mean to hurt anyone. I did not mean to offend anyone.