Discussions addressed concerns over “manufactured ideological conformity chilling free speech and undermining academic rigor.”
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon participated in a roundtable discussion with university leaders, think tank professionals, and education advocates on the ideology of American universities. The roundtable, entitled “Biased Professors, Woke Administrators, and the End of Free Inquiry on U.S. Campuses,” was held at the White House to discuss the erosion of public confidence in higher education.
Secretary McMahon said, “It was an honor to be at the White House today with this dedicated coalition of students, faculty, institutional leaders, and policy advocates to highlight the issue of woke ideology and the capture of our institutions of higher education. DEI policies have turned universities from free marketplaces of ideas to purveyors of manufactured ideological conformity, chilling free speech and undermining academic rigor.”
The education secretary continued, “We are committed to working with higher education leaders to reverse course from these decades of decline and create a golden age of academia – committed to reason, merit, and individual excellence.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary McMahon to be led by the Lord as she heads efforts to ensure higher education protects constitutional rights and merit.
- For U.S. education officials as they seek to improve university discourse and instruction.
Sources: Department of Education
