Posted on 10/02/2022 3:00:00 PM PDT by TChad
It was probably inevitable that Jonathan Haidt, an academic long concerned about the politicization of academia, would eventually be caught up in the displacement of intellectual inquiry by ideological rigidity.
Last week the New York University (NYU) psychology professor announced that he would resign at the end of the year from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, his primary professional association, because of a newly adopted requirement that everybody presenting research at the group's conferences explain how their submission advances "equity, inclusion, and anti-racism goals." It was the sort of litmus test against which he has warned, and which he sees as corroding institutions of higher learning. ... "The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)—recently asked me to violate my quasi-fiduciary duty to the truth," he added. "I was going to attend the annual conference in Atlanta next February to present some research with colleagues on a new and improved version of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire. I was surprised to learn about a new rule: In order to present research at the conference, all social psychologists are now required to submit a statement explaining 'whether and how this submission advances the equity, inclusion, and anti-racism goals of SPSP.'"
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I’ve been seeing job ads for positions in academia that mention such requirements in the application or cover letter.
This sort of thing seems to be accepted by young leftists:
Haidt: "I have the sense that there is a large generational split. Psychologists and academics who are older than me (I'm 58) seem uniformly supportive: they are all on the left, and the left used to be creeped out by loyalty oaths, whether administered by the McCarthyite right or the Soviet left. But young people on the left seem to be very comfortable requiring such pledges."
Agree!
He has a TED talk where he highlights the fact that liberals are basically a cult focused on overthrowing stuff which makes them inferior to conservatives because conservatives have respect for tradition and loyalty.
It’s his turn to get stomped.
Hmmm...
What about us straight white males who are now slightly bent from old age...
Immediate dealbreaker; I don't waste my time applying, since I would never follow the requirements, and the college won't be hiring me anyway.
It is past time to start defunding the universities.
So the left got exactly what they wanted - cancellation of anyone questioning their beliefs / false religion.
Same here. I don’t foresee my next job being in academia.
Exactly right.
It’s time for a parallel non woke academic system from K through Graduate school.
It’s being done in every other part of society so why not schools?
Haidt is a liberal, but he’s anti-woke.
Maybe he is moving to the right. Maybe.
The Righteous Mind is an excellent book.
Diversity Kills
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