“No more money for programs that have an agenda rooted in these philosophers.” I’m sure you meant to say “No more money for programs that have an agenda rooted in ONLY these philosophers.” As in, we can teach these philosophers but we need to also teach other philosophers. Right? I didn’t think the goal was to extricate leftist ideology completely but to eradicate the overwhelming bias or propensity for this sort of teaching at ASU. The problem is lack of balance, lack of equal time for diverging viewpoints. Right?
In a free, open, and neutral university we would have access to all points of view. Even the ones we think, know, and believe are total crap. We’re supposed to present it all and teach students how to think for themselves, choose for themselves. Obviously, the problem is that this is not happening. However, switching these supposedly bad ideas with the “right” ones will just put us back in the same position.
The key word is “agenda.” There shouldn’t be any political agenda at the state university. You should teach about all the views. The goal is to teach the students to be wise.
Even if DOGE doesn't recommend these cuts, it’s likely that the Secretary of DOE will make these kinds of changes. And to be clear, DOGE is only an advisory committee and has no power to do anything except make recommendations.
“No more money for programs that have an agenda rooted in these philosophers.” I’m sure you meant to say “No more money for programs that have an agenda rooted in ONLY these philosophers.” As in, we can teach these philosophers but we need to also teach other philosophers. Right? I didn’t think the goal was to extricate leftist ideology completely but to eradicate the overwhelming bias or propensity for this sort of teaching at ASU. The problem is lack of balance, lack of equal time for diverging viewpoints. Right?
In a free, open, and neutral university we would have access to all points of view. Even the ones we think, know, and believe are total crap. We’re supposed to present it all and teach students how to think for themselves, choose for themselves. Obviously, the problem is that this is not happening. However, switching these supposedly bad ideas with the “right” ones will just put us back in the same position.
The key word is “agenda.” There shouldn’t be any political agenda at the state university. You should teach about all the views. The goal is to teach the students to be wise.
Even if DOGE doesn't recommend these cuts, it’s likely that the Secretary of DOE will make these kinds of changes. And to be clear, DOGE is only an advisory committee and has no power to do anything except make recommendations.