We ve always tended to overstate America s embrace of dissent, as if those police dogs, fire hose blasts and tear gas cannisters aimed at protesters — and yes, even bullets —
George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth Universities have submitted their syllabi for courses about diversity, equity, inclusion and race to Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera for review at the request of
A mandated curriculum long sought by Virginia Commonwealth students and faculty members was set to take effect this fall. The university delayed it late last month, and advocates don’t buy its reasoning for doing so. In 2019, the chair of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of African American Studies asked a panel of four Virginia college and university presidents whether their institutions required a course on race and racism. None said yes. And the chair, Mignonne C. Guy, received a public request from her own president.
Students and staff staged a successful campaign for a “racial literacy” course requirement at VCU until the administration nixed its plan at the 11th hour.