Tue, 04 May 2021 13:12 UTC
Michael RectenwaldMichael Rectenwald riled NYU with his tweets. Now he s recruiting academics to teach courses that push back on critical race theory.
Michael Rectenwald got himself chased out of New York University when the self-identified communist copped to tweeting against trigger warnings, safe spaces and bias reporting under the pseudonym Deplorable NYU Prof.
The professor left two years ago with a golden parachute the result of a legal settlement with the private university that included a retirement package.
He s not content anymore with just writing polemical books and fiction in retirement. Now Rectenwald is scouting for academics to join an educational startup, American Scholars, that is launching this summer.
In an exclusive interview with Just the News on Monday, Rectenwald said American Scholars will “challenge the ideologies that are being purveyed” in mainstream schools, including critical race theory, postmodernism, and socialism.” The goal is to prepare students for the “political outlook” they are likely to face in college, Rectenwald added.
A “rudimentary” website went live on Monday as well, which will feature prerecorded “anytime lessons” for students of all ages, with a focus on supporting homeschooling, college preparation, and adult education.
“LIBERTY IS HERE,” the website proclaims:
American Scholars is an online education platform with any-time, interactive, and outcome-based lessons provided by leading scholars that will equip you with the knowledge to defend and preserve America’s history, constitutional rights, and financial future.