Republican bill prohibits 'political tests' by colleges, warns 'Far Left woke ideology' taking over A handful of House Republicans are pushing a new bill that would prohibit the use of "political tests" in the admission, hiring and promotion of college students and faculty, and warns that "Far Left woke ideology" is taking over university campuses. The legislation led by GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York, Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pa., and Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., is necessary to foster the healthy competition of ideas and shut down "intolerant political monoculture," they told Fox News Digital. The bill, the ‘‘Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022’’ states that any institution that receives federal funding through the Higher Education Act of 1965 "may not consider, require, or discriminate on the basis of a political test in the admission, appointment, or promotion of, or granting of tenure to, any covered individual." "I will always stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of thought on college campuses," Stefanik told Fox News Digital. "Instead of encouraging diversity of ideas, some institutions of higher education are shamefully acting as gatekeepers to ensure their faculty, staff, and students all ascribe to Far Left woke ideology." The congresswoman noted that "this intolerant political monoculture" has reached into institutions across the country, including in New York's SUNY system. Keller warned that the U.S. is seeing "an alarming number of universities" throw away a commitment to free speech in order to "advance curated partisan ideologies." ___________ A step in the right direction.
No, dopey. If you want entrance exams that allow for political leaning, then corporations get to ask those questions too on applications. Fair?
It's bad enough that colleges already engage in systemic discrimination against Asians and whites, but I had no idea that they do these political tests. I really wonder why people even bother going to these universities. It's no longer about the best and the brightest.