Viewpoint Diversity

Bill Hewitt ‘74
Tiger Roars, Substack

Excerpt: As I have noted elsewhere, the [Princeton & Slavery] Project is the “Flying Dutchman of Princeton” – a ghost ship that haunts Princeton with profound misinformation that defames Witherspoon and misleads the debate over the University’s statue honoring him.  

In her 2019 Thrive presentation, Prof. Sandweiss observed, “Now a project like ours requires scrupulous attention to accuracy.  As I told my students again and again, one mistake can make people doubt everything we’re doing.”  Why the Project erred so badly with its Witherspoon essay and why it has refused even to acknowledge – much less correct – its numerous mistakes therein are important questions for which the Princeton community deserves answers.

Frances Brogan
Daily Princetonian

Excerpt: On May 30, Larry Giberson ’23 graduated from Princeton with a degree in Politics. His graduation deserves attention because he participated in the January 6th riots at the Capitol. He has identified himself in photos at the riot and recently pleaded guilty to a felony charge of interfering with police during a civil disorder. So why did Princeton grant him a degree?

Princeton Job Ad placed on Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs
 
Excerpt: Princeton University seeks a strategic and visionary leader to serve as Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Belonging, and Well-Being. Providing holistic synergies for student life, the successful candidate will also serve as the Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The AVP will lead the development of new initiatives to provide intentional focus and accountability for diversity, equity, inclusiveness, and belonging efforts across Campus Life while working with and encouraging collaboration and cohesion among existing efforts and programs.

Keith Whittington
Reason Magazine

Excerpt: I am pleased to see that my latest article on the efforts of state legislatures to restrict what ideas professors can endorse in the classroom has now been published. "Professorial Speech, the First Amendment, and Legislative Restrictions on Classroom Discussions" appears in the latest issue of the Wake Forest Law Review.

Rikki Schlott
New York Post

Excerpt: Kate Rohde was a trailblazer as a female Unitarian minister. But, she says, a cancel culture takedown left her scraping by at age 74, stripped of her ministership and her pension.

Zach Gardner
Princeton Tory

Excerpt: The Constitution had a great week at the Supreme Court. In the span of 24 hours, the Court prohibited the violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA v. Harvard), reaffirmed the First Amendment’s prohibition on compelled speech in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, and upheld the separation of powers in Biden v. Nebraska.