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De Anza College Diversity Director Says She was Fired for Questioning School’s ‘Anti-Racism’ Policies

A faculty director of the Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, says her contract was not renewed after she questioned the school’s so-called “anti-racism” policies. The diversity director, a black woman, added that she experienced “hostility, harassment, and bullying” after speaking out.

Dr. Tabia Lee formerly of De Anza College

Loyola U. Prof: Neatly Organized Pantries Are Rooted in Racism, Sexism

A Loyola University professor is claiming that organized pantries are rooted in “racist and sexist social structures,” and that the new so-called “pantry porn” trend, in which people show off their “neatly aligned glass spice jars tagged with printed white labels” and “wicker baskets filled with packages of pasta, crackers and snacks,” has become a status symbol for white women.

Woman in pantry

L.A. Teachers’ Union to Shut Down Schools in 3-day Strike

The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the union representing teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), announced Tuesday that it will join a three-day strike next week, closing schools. Update: UTLA will be striking in solidarity with SEIU Local

United Teachers Los Angeles leaders are joined by thousands of teachers, who may go on str

Students at All-Women Wellesley College Vote to Admit ‘Trans Men’

Students at the all-women Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, have voted in favor of opening admissions to all nonbinary and transgender applicants, including “trans men.” Biological males have been admitted to the college for years if they claim to be female — the concern now is biological women who claim to be males as well as those that claim to be beyond the binary concept of gender.

Transgender boy Damian of New York takes part in the NYC Pride March as part of World Prid

Ron DeSantis Holds Roundtable on DEI Scam in Universities

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday held a roundtable discussion on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) scam in colleges and universities, shining a light on some of the most egregious examples of what the governor described as a “misallocation of resources” in the Sunshine State.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet followin