Many colleges and universities have an obsession with the diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda. One of the worst is the University of Delaware. In today’s Martin Center article, Garion Frankel looks at its current problems and its history.
The current trouble involves the apparent violation of federal law. Frankel explains:
On October 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit alleging that Delaware had “[violated] federal law by prioritizing the needs of illegal aliens over U.S. citizens in defiance of Congress’s commands.” More specifically, they accused the university of operating a tuition system that “grants in-state tuition to illegal aliens” who meet a number of residency and achievement criteria, all while charging U.S. citizens from outside Delaware the sticker price. Considering that the out-of-state rate (over $42,000) is nearly three times the in-state rate ($15,740), that’s a big deal.
Frankel also recounts the infamous “Residence Life” program that blew up in the university’s face nearly 20 years ago:
In 2007, the university required all 7,000 students living in campus dormitories to participate in programming where they were asked intrusive questions about their race, sexuality, and whether or not they had ever felt oppressed. Worse still, residence life staff noted any students who refused to answer, pushed back against the material, or gave the “wrong answer.” They later tried to convince these students that their very reasonable negative reactions to this rubbish constituted a grievous moral failing.
This university needs some serious changes, which means putting serious people in charge.