From Jan 7
Faculty at #TexasAM #University were told this week that roughly 200 courses in the #College of Arts & Sciences could be affected by a new system policy restricting classroom discussions of #race & #gender, the implementation of which has already led administrators to direct a #philosophy professor to remove #Plato readings from a core course.

#law #AcademicFreedom #FirstAmendment #BrainDrain #education #FarRight #racism #sexism #heterosexism #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/texas-am-race-gender-courses/

#TexasAM Ends #WomensStudies & Overhauls Classes Over #Race & #Gender

[this on top of the bizarre ban on the #philosophy department from teaching #Plato — seriously]

New policies limiting the teaching of race & gender issues led administrators & professors to change hundreds of courses. #School leaders say the rules could hurt A&M’s reputation. [ya think?]

#BrainDrain #college #university #education #FarRight #extremism #racism #sexism #heterosexism #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/texas-am-gender-ethnic-womens-studies-academic-freedom.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #Trump admin has eliminated DEI-related programs in the government. Several private firms have also rolled back such initiatives.

The #FTC letters were addressed to many of the country's largest & most profitable firms. 3 of them — Paul Weiss, WilmerHale & Perkins Coie — were targeted last year by Trump executive orders that threatened their business practices, citing in part their allegedly discriminatory hiring practices.

#law #FirstAmendment #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism

Paul Weiss & 2 other #LawFirms named by the #FTC on Friday — Skadden Arps & Latham & Watkins — reached deals with the White House to void or sidestep such orders, pledging millions of dollars in free #legal work to mutually-supported causes with the #Trump admin.

The FTC's list also includes WilmerHale & Perkins Coie, which filed successful lawsuits challenging Trump's executive orders last year as #unconstitutional.

#law #FirstAmendment #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism

The #Trump admin has eliminated DEI-related programs in the government. Several private firms have also rolled back such initiatives.

The #FTC letters were addressed to many of the country's largest & most profitable firms. 3 of them — Paul Weiss, WilmerHale & Perkins Coie — were targeted last year by Trump executive orders that threatened their business practices, citing in part their allegedly discriminatory hiring practices.

#law #FirstAmendment #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism

#US #FTC warns #LawFirms about “DEI” hiring

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it had written to 42 law firms warning them about diversity, equity, & inclusion hiring, which it described as potentially “unfair” & “anticompetitive” [fair & level].

#law #FirstAmendment #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-federal-trade-commission-warns-law-firms-about-dei-hiring-2026-01-30/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#US #FTC warns #LawFirms about “DEI” hiring

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it had written to 42 law firms warning them about diversity, equity, & inclusion hiring, which it described as potentially “unfair” & “anticompetitive” [fair & level].

#law #FirstAmendment #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-federal-trade-commission-warns-law-firms-about-dei-hiring-2026-01-30/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

From Jan 7
Faculty at #TexasAM #University were told this week that roughly 200 courses in the #College of Arts & Sciences could be affected by a new system policy restricting classroom discussions of #race & #gender, the implementation of which has already led administrators to direct a #philosophy professor to remove #Plato readings from a core course.

#law #AcademicFreedom #FirstAmendment #BrainDrain #education #FarRight #racism #sexism #heterosexism #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/07/texas-am-race-gender-courses/

#TexasAM Ends #WomensStudies & Overhauls Classes Over #Race & #Gender

[this on top of the bizarre ban on the #philosophy department from teaching #Plato — seriously]

New policies limiting the teaching of race & gender issues led administrators & professors to change hundreds of courses. #School leaders say the rules could hurt A&M’s reputation. [ya think?]

#BrainDrain #college #university #education #FarRight #extremism #racism #sexism #heterosexism #USpol #idiocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/texas-am-gender-ethnic-womens-studies-academic-freedom.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share