John Murawski

A requiem for journalist and author Richard Bernstein, who prophetically described DEI in 1995, when it was just a twinkle in Ibram X. Kendi’s eye. https://t.co/uIbvndrRoh

It is often said that academic turf battles are so vicious because the stakes are so low. The internal conflict at UNC Chapel Hill’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership shows that disagreements involving power and money in the ivory tower can make or break academic careers.

RealClearInvestigations @RCInvestigates

In RealClearInvestigations, John Murawski reports on a struggle among right-leaning academics over the University of North Carolina's new School of Civic Life and Leadership, one of the nation’s most ambitious efforts to revive free speech and traditional scholarship in academia:

Let’s not forget how past administrations abused federal power to exact compliance from universities. https://t.co/0ucTMdZpca

A timely description of academia’s activist protest culture actively branding itself as such to enthusiastic students.

Tyler Austin Harper @Tyler_A_Harper

@DiuCrone Thanks! Wrote about this dynamic more fully last year if you’re interested. https://t.co/URnVKB9Foq

An identical SAT score can be excellent or subpar, depending on a “holistic” and “contextualized” interpretation favored by college admissions officers.

UnHerd @unherd

University admissions officials have spoken openly about the creative ways they continue to engage in affirmative action. Is the new administration coming for them? @johnmurawski👇 https://t.co/W83EPBbUpC

Many thanks, @jackfowler

Jack Fowler @jackfowler

An exceptional bit of reporting and analysis by @RCInvestigates reporter @johnmurawski The Rebel Campus Boosters Rising Up Against Wokeness on Campus https://t.co/ZKjAVGv0Zn

Dissident alumni declare war on their alma maters: “It’s going to be a battle of a generation before we bring about substantial change,” said a UVA alumnus. “It’s going to be trench warfare, like the Battle of Verdun, fighting over inches.” https://t.co/iOiGkpOVHC

The Guardian article is standard off-the-shelf queering the binary. This sort of thing used to be called sophistry and casuistry. Today it passes for sophistication and cosmopolitanism.

Jerry Coyne @Evolutionistrue

My previous two tweets comprise an excellent takedown by Carole Hooven of the truly ridiculous Guardian article by A. Mahdawi about sex, lies, and Trump. The author does not understand biological sex and it shows clearly. Here is the article: https://t.co/hVy0ZSXgQA

When we lose sight of what matters: “My colleague didn’t get an obituary, he got a final update on his resume.” @VPrasadMDMPH https://t.co/39trwPgO6Q

Another obituary for DEI, by @PsychRabble, predicting how diehards in academia will try to keep the patient alive. https://t.co/A2HGNJMiMe

RT @seanonolennon: Self loathing is a type of narcissism.

RT @unherd: During his last term, Trump failed to get rid of DEI. But the national mood has shifted, writes @johnmurawski👇 https://t.co/Vs…

RT @unherd: Trump has now signed at least three orders ending ‘radical’ and ‘wasteful’ DEI programmes. And he might just succeed in stampi…

It would have been almost impossible to suggest that “gender affirming care” is unethical and unscientific in a respected medical journal in the past five years. It feels like a watershed moment to read this in JAMA. https://t.co/x1ifJE7GqV

RT @brithume: This is very smart, and very balanced. Perhaps the single best analysis of the L.A. fires I've read. https://t.co/xYhtWgCKXi

RT @bariweiss: The ’60s folk singers didn’t hate Dylan because he went electric, as ‘A Complete Unknown’ suggests. It was because he didn’t…

Insightful review, but the City Journal doesn’t point out that subordinating art to politics is the dominant value today. Go to any major museum and see the exhibits and captions. Pete Seeger’s ideas won out; Dylan’s ideals—l'art pour l'art—are a relic. https://t.co/bLvbg4OZ8U