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As DOE Cracks Down On Campus Discrimination, Title VI Comes For Arizona State

This week, Arizona State University (ASU) found itself among a list of institutions under federal investigation for violating Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act — a provision designed to prevent discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in federally funded programs. That should be non-controversial. And yet, what we are seeing in …

This week, Arizona State University (ASU) found itself among a list of institutions under federal investigation for violating Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act — a provision designed to prevent discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in federally funded programs. That should be non-controversial. And yet, what we are seeing in universities across the country is systemic discrimination disguised as social justice, perpetrated under the umbrella of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Howdouniversitiesgetawaywiththis?Simple:theyleanontheMarxistdialecticof“oppressorvs.oppressed”—or,incontemporaryacademicjargon,“privilegedvs.marginalized.”Thisframeworkallowsthemtojustifyracialdiscriminationbyclaimingthat“marginalized”gr