Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, has requested to review syllabi from upcoming diversity-themed courses at two public universities in the state. The universities have complied with the unusual requests, but critics argue that it is a targeted attack on teaching about race and racism.
Republican politicians have targeted diversity, equity and inclusion in. They’ve passed laws to limit, defund or outright ban related programs. They’ve demanded information on universities’ DEI expenses and their numbers of DEI positions. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican who won office in 2021 after campaigning against the alleged teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools, is diving into the details.
His education secretary’s office has requested to review syllabi from upcoming diversity-themed courses at two public universities: George Mason, which has been planning a broad “Just Societies” mandate, and Virginia Commonwealth University, which has been planning a new “Racial Literacy” requirement. The universities say they have complied with the unusual requests. Kristin Reed, assistant professor in the focused inquiry department at VCU and co-founder of VCU’s chapter of the United Campus Workers union, called Youngkin’s request to scrutinize just these courses a “targeted attack” on teaching about race and racism. “I have seen how these culture wars play out in K-12 education—they start with these symbolic gestures and they lead to book banning and censorship and the firing of teachers,” Reed said. Faculty members at both institutions have been planning for years to launch the requirements for new undergraduates, and were hoping to do so this fal
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