Following pressure from Republican lawmakers‚ the Universities of Wisconsin announced on Friday that it had frozen diversity positions‚ dropped an affirmative action program‚ and aimed to make space for a position focused on conservative thought at its flagship campus in Madison. Conservatives have long criticized the Universities of Wisconsin institution for leaning too far left‚ but Democrats have insisted Republicans have made an overt effort to block pay raises for the faculty at the university‚ according to GMToday. However‚ the cultural battle over diversity playing out in Wisconsin is representative of the same issues cropping up in colleges and universities across the U.S.Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos‚ who reportedly brokered the deal with UW‚ said that "[i]n recent years we've seen a growing emphasis on concepts that amplify ideas of division‚ exclusion and indoctrination on our campuses.""Our caucus objective has always been aimed at dismantling the bureaucracy and division related to DEI and reprioritizing our universities towards an emphasis on what matters — student success and achievement‚" Vos continued.Back in June‚ Republican lawmakers chose not to release funding for a new engineering building at the flagship campus. And Vos‚ in October‚ blocked pay raises for employees across the university system until the institution reeled back spending on positions that specifically promoted diversity. CBS News reported the university agreed to freeze diversity hires until 2026 and move 43 diversity positions to focus on "student success." The university is also set to eliminate any statement on its application forms that allude to diversity. The university is also prepared to make way for a position on campus that would focus on conservative thought. The position would replace a position that was specifically meant to recruit diverse faculty. As far as incoming students are concerned‚ UW-Madison will reportedly be forced to accept any student who finished in the top 5% of their class at a Wisconsin high school. Additionally‚ students who finished in the top 10% of their class at a Wisconsin high school would be guaranteed admission to the system's regional campuses. The university‚ in exchange‚ would receive the necessary funds for pay raises of its faculty. It would also receive around $200 million to build an engineering building and renovate dorms.However‚ some within the university system do not appreciate the trade-off‚ with Vincent Filak‚ a journalism professor at UW-Oshkosh‚ saying: "We just sold out a lot of the BIPOC community in the UW system for a couple building projects and some low-end raises.""I'd give up my raise if it would have stopped this."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A student at New York University was apparently suspended and lost her scholarship after it was discovered she had taken down posters featuring Israeli hostages who had been abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7. She was also denied campus housing until fall 2024. Hafiza Khalique spoke with BreakThrough News‚ saying that "[b]ecause I was suspended‚ I would have to move off campus after the semester‚ essentially kicking me out of the dorms‚ leaving me unhoused‚ and also denying me access to any higher education until fall 2024." BreakThrough News kicked off the segment by suggesting that colleges and universities across the country have been "unleash[ing] a wave of repression against pro-Palestinian student groups."Business Insider reported that Khalique was suspended on November 13 after a video went viral on social media of her tearing down posters of missing Israelis. She blamed "right-wing" news outlets for apparently showing the footage‚ which ultimately led to her suspension. — (@) "I faced relentless backlash from right-wing media news outlets for weeks‚ most calling for me to be jailed‚ expelled‚ deported‚ assaulted‚ and to be sent to Gaza‚" she said. However‚ she apparently failed to mention how pro-Palestinian student groups and faculty have validated Hamas' slaughter of 1‚200 Jews during the October 7 attacks.Washington Square News obtained an email from the Office of Student Conduct‚ which stated Khalique had violated the Student Conduct Policy and its Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment protocols."The posters related to the recent attacks by Hamas‚ which targeted Jewish and Israeli people‚ and the posters displayed victims of those attacks‚" the email said.Khalique attempted to justify her actions by saying that she tore down the posters because she believed they were "propaganda‚" and that the mainstream media had deliberately tried to "whitewash" the conflict in the Middle East.As a result‚ she kicked off a GoFundMe to gather financial support to continue her higher education "due to financial barriers.""At that time after October 7‚ over 1‚000 Palestinians had been killed – these posters were used as a tool to justify the U.S. orchestrated and U.S. backed genocide of Palestinians‚" her GoFundMe page says. "Its primary intention was to provoke students‚ and it worked. That very night‚ photos and videos circulated social media‚ and by the next morning‚ right-wing media‚ news outlets‚ influencers‚ celebrities‚ and zionist platforms were calling for my firing‚ expulsion‚ deportation‚ and death."At the time of this report‚ Khalique has raised $6‚980 of her $10‚000 goal on GoFundMe. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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