University of Delaware Requires Students to Undergo Ideological Reeducation

Foundation for Individual Rights In Education ^ | 10/30/2007 | FIRE

[Wuli]

FIRE Press Release NEWARK, Del., October 30, 2007—The University of Delaware subjects students in its residence halls to a shocking program of ideological reeducation that is referred to in the university’s own materials as a “treatment” for students’ incorrect attitudes and beliefs. The Orwellian program requires the approximately 7,000 students in Delaware’s residence halls to adopt highly specific university-approved views on issues ranging from politics to race, sexuality, sociology, moral philosophy, and environmentalism. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is calling for the total dismantling of the program, which is a flagrant violation of students’ rights to freedom of conscience and freedom from compelled speech.

“The University of Delaware’s residence life education program is.........

[Wuli]

If anything in education MOST closely resembles Marxist re-education camps, this is it. Call, right, fax your GOP members of Congress with this announcement. Delaware should lose all federal dollars going to education.

[Army Air Corps]

Will there be a Strength through Joy intramural sports camp?

[Red Badger]

University-approved views on issues? well, so much for diversity at the university, must be adversity to the minority............

[MoMagic]

Time to bring this turd before the state legislature for review — those funding the school need to understand just how far over the line these petty despots have become.

[DirtyPigpen]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[minus_273]

most college have this the euphemism for this is “sensitivity training”

[Phantom Lord]

Don’t worry. John Kerry says that people who go to reeducation camps come out just fine and infact go on to succeed in life and are very happy with their experience.

[Army Air Corps]

Oldthinkers unbellyfeel Amsoc. Newthinkers deep bellyfeel Amsoc.

[freekitty]

Can you believe anyone in this country would willingly frog march right into slavery?

Sad, isn’t it?

[Army Air Corps]

"Welcome, Freshmen, to the University of Delaware..."

[beltfed308]

The only thing missing is a commissar in every dorm. Give them time.

[kingu]

Time to bring this turd before the state legislature for review — those funding the school need to understand just how far over the line these petty despots have become.

You mean Delaware's legislature has turned away from their liberal ways? If they haven't, all you'll do by bringing this to the legislature is garner a resolution of support for the University's 'bold views in the face of incorrect thinking.'

[tennteacher]

According to Aristotle a comedy always begins with the “big idea”.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

WTF....PING!!!

[NeoCaveman]

It’s more like a camp, a camp where you concentrate on liberal idealogy.

[twigs]

It’s called critical thinking. There’s such a course at my husband’s college and the purpose is to challenge all beliefs which accompany students to college.

[wastedyears]

Has anybody dropped out yet?

[ZULU]

I fear this is the end result of the actions and inactions of both political parties.

Both political parties have broken their compact with America, the COnstitution, and the American people.

[CarolinaGOP]

This sounds like something out of the old Soviet Union!

[theanonymouslurker]

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