Pertinent New Events, News:
Keep an eye on what is really happening at USD.
Much is happening at USD in 2020 and 2021. This page attempts to
capture the major CSJ/DEI events at USD.
Early origin of the DEI strategy.
File
The members of the President’s Advisory Board on Inclusion and
Diversity recommend that the University of San Diego adopt strategic
directions for inclusion and diversity, dating back to 2009
Highlights of 2020:
The clear highlight of this calendar and school year was the
Anti-Racism Task Force Report (1). This is a valuable file to
at least quickly review. It accelerated the DEI/CSJ efforts at
USD, as is detailed fully in the report. This experience is
not unique to USD, but is occurring on other campuses. The
Horizon Project is the Bd of Trustees' response to the appeals made
in the ARTF, and the results are also worth reviewing for anyone who
wants to understand what is happening at USD.
- ARTF and their report:
File.
the antiracism task force and the 41 demands that lead to the
Horizon Project of 2021, which became a high priority strategy for
the President.
- Free Speech in Peril, a document from Minding the Campus, a
document detailing how freedom of speech is under attack amongst the
student body at various campuses
File
- Commentary from a teacher:
twitter
video
- BLM course as offered:
File the course outline and schedule by class
- Horizon Project publication and enactment:
Link:
the strategy for the University on diversity and other DEI
objectives. This was approved by the Bd of Trustees. This sets
specific goals for diversity.
Highlights so far for 2021:
The students arrived on campus to be greeted by a white privilege
survey (1). The indoctrination long document (3) is a document
apparently mean to include training and indoctrination materials,
that are aimed apparently intended to reduce white privilege.
There is also a set of training in the form of a DEI task force
aimed at law students (6), from the new Law School Dean.
Investment strategy, described as ESG compliant (7) was also stated.
Earlier the Federalist published a defense of Law Professor Tom
Smith (2), who was being cancelled by the USD Administration for a
statement mad on his own private account, that many are now arguing
is true. Ad Hoc committees also occur (5). It is clear
from all of this that "whiteness" and its privilege will be a target
in the remainder of the 2021/2022 school year, if this progression
continues.
- Privilege survey;
File the questionnaire for the start of the school year.
This is aimed at white students for what purpose?
- Federalist letter in defense of the cancellation of tenured Law
Professor Tom Smith
File
This a legal case that was taken up by
FIRE, and was won on the
basics of freedom of speech.
- Understanding Whiteness and Anti-Racist Attitudes in White
Student Leaders Gabriella P. Rangrej University of San Diego,
File This activist training and indoctrination document
published in 9/2021,
contains 86 pages long. It lays out a set of ideas aimed at whites and their
privilege.
- DEI conference for students in Law school: being announced
File
- University Senate Ad Hoc Committee report on Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion Report to the University Senate April 12, 2021
File
- Letter announcing the upcoming DEI task force and training
for law students
File
- Investment strategy to comply with the ESG strategy as
adopted by the Bd.
File
- The ADU Letter announcing the report and the steps going
forward.
File
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from
extinction”—Ronald Reagan
