Republican White House candidate Donald Trump is advocating for federal-level reforms. These proposed changes aim to address various issues across different sectors and aspects of governance, reflecting Trump’s vision for the nation’s future.
“In Washington, the Culture War Shifts to University Campuses as Diversity Programs Face Restrictions Across US States”
The debate pits those on the left, who advocate for boosting minority students victimized by deep-rooted inequality, and those on the right who say people should be judged on individual merit, not skin color.
“The idea of present discrimination being the remedy for past discrimination… is inherently wrong,” said Jordan Pace, a Republican member of the House of Representatives in the state of South Carolina.
“We don’t like the idea of judging people based on immutable characteristics, whether it be gender or race or height or whatever,” he said, calling the United States a “hyper-meritocratic society.”
“Universities in the United States have frequently implemented “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs, aiming to address historical disparities, especially among minority groups such as Black, Hispanic, and Native American students. These initiatives have sought to provide special support and opportunities to underrepresented communities, striving to rectify systemic inequalities within higher education.”
Last June, the country’s conservative-majority Supreme Court put an end to affirmative action in university admissions, reversing one of the major gains of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Now, Pace is urging his state to follow the lead of Florida and about a dozen other states that have scrapped campus DEI programs.
