Professor quits over diversity pushed at his university

[Tommy Tainant]

I don't believe he was trying to chop off the genitals of the kids like the Left does

He just like to have academic freedom to question those that do chop off their private parts without their parents knowing.

He is against all decent behaviour. Fuck him.

 

[Quasar44]

'Career suicide' to speak out against university's 'obsession' with DEI, climate initiatives due to 'rise in illiberalism,' says departing science professor | Blaze Media

A departing University of Alabama science professor stated that it is "career suicide" to stand up against higher education's "obsession" with DEI and climate initiatives due to the "rise in illiberalism," Fox News Digital reported.Dr. Matthew Wielicki, an earth science professor and Polish...

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True liberals are escaping the Brown shirt Left wing fascism in higher education.

A departing University of Alabama science professor stated that it is "career suicide" to stand up against higher education's "obsession" with DEI and climate initiatives due to the "rise in illiberalism," Fox News Digital reported.

Dr. Matthew Wielicki, an earth science professor and Polish immigrant, announced on Twitter that he plans to leave his position at the end of the semester partly because universities "are no longer places that embrace the freedom of exchanging ideas and will punish those that go against the narrative."

Wielicki, who describes himself as a "classical liberal," told Fox News Digital Wednesday that his decision to leave was "mainly personal," but the "rise of illiberalism" made his decision "easier."

"Over the last decade or so, but especially the last few years, the obsession with universities and grant-funding institutions on immutable characteristics of faculty and students and the push for equity in science above all else has dramatically changed the profession of an academic professor," Wielicki wrote. "The rise of illiberalism in the name of DEI is the antithesis of the principles that universities were founded on."

Wielicki explained that speaking out against climate and DEI initiatives was "career suicide" and that he is unsure whether there is a place for professors with dissenting views in the higher education system.

"Every decision in academia is framed in this lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion, whether it's the acceptance of students to the funding of grants," Wielicki said.

The science professor stated that the university system is "virtue signaling" by enrolling more minority students but neglecting to ensure "those students are being successful once they leave those universities."

Wielicki also sounded the alarm on the "false climate emergency" having a negative mental health impact on students.

"I see that this constant catastrophe-ism is robbing their ambitions," he explained. "I've had multiple students come to me and tell me they no longer plan on having a family because they don't think raising children in this world would be a smart idea because the planet is going to end. This is the exact opposite of how we would motivate young people to be good stewards of the environment and to look at their future and be responsible and make sacrifices now so that they could have a brighter future."

For those reasons, Wielicki concluded that the profession is "no longer worthy of my efforts."

The University of Alabama told Fox News Digital, "The University of Alabama is committed to academic freedom, free speech, and open scientific inquiry for all members of our campus. As an institution of higher education, the University encourages civil discourse and the exchange of numerous and varying perspectives. We offer a wide variety of intellectual opportunities and encourage students to form their own opinions and beliefs. Faculty earn opportunities at the University according to the merit of their work. We have no comment on specific faculty employment decisions or outcomes."

Todays American LEFT is eerie similar to the Brown SHIRTS of the 30s

 

[Confederate Soldier]

I used the Merriam Webster dictionary web site.
Pretty much the gold standard for academic level definitions. ..

Merriam Webster also has words like twerking, dad bod and fleek in it, so don't get too excited.

 

[g5000]

That's funny. One of my liberal co-workers quit his job as an English professor for the same reason. The wokeness had become unbearable.

 

[Sunni Man]

Merriam Webster also has words like twerking, dad bod and fleek in it, so don't get too excited.

Are you this dimwitted in your real life?
Of course the dictionary listed those words.
They're part of the English language.
What makes the Merriam Webster the top American dictionary.
Is the scholarly way the words are researched and defined.

 

[MarathonMike]

'Career suicide' to speak out against university's 'obsession' with DEI, climate initiatives due to 'rise in illiberalism,' says departing science professor | Blaze Media

A departing University of Alabama science professor stated that it is "career suicide" to stand up against higher education's "obsession" with DEI and climate initiatives due to the "rise in illiberalism," Fox News Digital reported.Dr. Matthew Wielicki, an earth science professor and Polish...

www.theblaze.com

True liberals are escaping the Brown shirt Left wing fascism in higher education.

A departing University of Alabama science professor stated that it is "career suicide" to stand up against higher education's "obsession" with DEI and climate initiatives due to the "rise in illiberalism," Fox News Digital reported.

Dr. Matthew Wielicki, an earth science professor and Polish immigrant, announced on Twitter that he plans to leave his position at the end of the semester partly because universities "are no longer places that embrace the freedom of exchanging ideas and will punish those that go against the narrative."

Wielicki, who describes himself as a "classical liberal," told Fox News Digital Wednesday that his decision to leave was "mainly personal," but the "rise of illiberalism" made his decision "easier."

"Over the last decade or so, but especially the last few years, the obsession with universities and grant-funding institutions on immutable characteristics of faculty and students and the push for equity in science above all else has dramatically changed the profession of an academic professor," Wielicki wrote. "The rise of illiberalism in the name of DEI is the antithesis of the principles that universities were founded on."

Wielicki explained that speaking out against climate and DEI initiatives was "career suicide" and that he is unsure whether there is a place for professors with dissenting views in the higher education system.

"Every decision in academia is framed in this lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion, whether it's the acceptance of students to the funding of grants," Wielicki said.

The science professor stated that the university system is "virtue signaling" by enrolling more minority students but neglecting to ensure "those students are being successful once they leave those universities."

Wielicki also sounded the alarm on the "false climate emergency" having a negative mental health impact on students.

"I see that this constant catastrophe-ism is robbing their ambitions," he explained. "I've had multiple students come to me and tell me they no longer plan on having a family because they don't think raising children in this world would be a smart idea because the planet is going to end. This is the exact opposite of how we would motivate young people to be good stewards of the environment and to look at their future and be responsible and make sacrifices now so that they could have a brighter future."

For those reasons, Wielicki concluded that the profession is "no longer worthy of my efforts."

The University of Alabama told Fox News Digital, "The University of Alabama is committed to academic freedom, free speech, and open scientific inquiry for all members of our campus. As an institution of higher education, the University encourages civil discourse and the exchange of numerous and varying perspectives. We offer a wide variety of intellectual opportunities and encourage students to form their own opinions and beliefs. Faculty earn opportunities at the University according to the merit of their work. We have no comment on specific faculty employment decisions or outcomes."

4 more months and my is free from the DEI hell hole that used to be the University of Arizona. WHOOOPEEE!!!