The vague language of the policy is likely intentional, and would give the Florida government widespread discretion to dismantle curriculum and programs that run afoul of the ideological leanings of the state government. The proposed reform also targets tenured professors and, according to DeSantis, requires curricula to be “rooted in Western tradition.”
Earlier this month, the Florida College System , an organization of 28 public community and state colleges, issued a statement indicating that it would beany instances of DEI and CRT from its curriculum by February of 2024. “Our institutions will not fund or support any institutional practice, policy, or academic requirement that compels belief in critical race theory or related concepts such as intersectionality,” the statement read.
“Reform” is a poor choice here.
Reforms? Next time, please find a more appropriate word to describe his authoritarian moves.
You mean like the Nazis did?
Why isn't all of higher education rising up against this Stalinesque assault on academic freedom, freedom of thought and speech? This is a disgrace to our nation, not just to Florida. Where are the voices of the most prestigious, powerful universities in our nation?
''Core courses rooted in Western tradition'' The US was built on the backs of african slaves.
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