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Choosing Educational Excellence Over Ideology
Email from Governor Pete Ricketts, (R) Nebraska ^ | November 30, 2021 | Pete Ricketts

Posted on 11/30/2021 12:09:38 PM PST by NEMDF

Chancellor Ronnie Green believes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is racist. Under his leadership, UNL recently released a plan to address “institutional racism” as part of its “Journey for Anti-Racism and Racial Equity.” From racially motivated hiring practices to divisive trainings, the plan would inject Critical Race Theory (CRT) into every corner of campus.

At the foundation of UNL’s plan are the writings of Ibram Kendi, who has openly called for discrimination on the basis of skin color. Kendi has written that “The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.”

This plan is the product of ideologues—not thoughtful Nebraska academics. Needless to say, I could not be more disappointed in the Chancellor’s plan, and I completely disagree with the notion that UNL is a racist institution. UNL’s focus should be on educational excellence, not ideological indoctrination. At its core, the plan is legally questionable, intellectually flawed, and politically charged.

(Excerpt) Read more at governor.nebraska.gov ...


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: academia; crt; racism
Nebraska - Too bad Pete is term-limited now.
1 posted on 11/30/2021 12:09:38 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: NEMDF

“The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.”

Maybe somebody should have told American Jews that - oh, wait, somehow they figured out a way to do just fine despite ‘past discrimination’.


2 posted on 11/30/2021 12:27:14 PM PST by Stosh
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To: NEMDF

University of Nebraska—Lincoln - Profile, Rankings and Data
https://www.usnews.com › Education › Colleges
University of Nebraska—Lincoln is ranked #136 in National Universities.
Another glorified junior college.


3 posted on 11/30/2021 1:04:47 PM PST by Bookshelf
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To: Bookshelf

At least the governor is trying to keep it from becoming just another bastion of “wokeness”.


4 posted on 11/30/2021 1:08:46 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: NEMDF

>> Kendi has written that “The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.”

You actually fight fire with water. You fight fire with water.


5 posted on 12/01/2021 12:01:57 AM PST by Chicory
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