Not everything you hear coming out of Oregon is garbage. A Subscriber sent the “Cheat Sheet” below to help policy makers respond to Social Justice Rhetoric. The tool is from The Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Scholars.
A Tool for Policy Makers responding to Social Justice Rhetoric. This is from the Oregon National Association of Scholars
The National Association of Scholars is a non-profit organization which seeks reform in higher education. They describe themselves as the following from their website:
We uphold the standards of a liberal arts education that fosters intellectual freedom, searches for the truth, and promotes virtuous citizenship. To accomplish this mission we defend the academic freedom of faculty members, students, and others through individual advocacy; investigate issues affecting academic freedom, the integrity, purpose, and neutrality of the university and publish our findings as in-depth reports; educate the public about policies and legislation that would preserve the liberal arts and protect academic freedom. These create three pillars from which our work stands: individual advocacy, research reports, and public advocacy.
The Oregon Chapter is made up of professors, graduate students, college administrators, trustees, and independent scholars who are committed to advancing and protecting the integrity and they promote excellence, freedom, and merit in higher education in the state of Oregon.
Dr Bruce Gilley started up the Oregon Chapter of the National Association of Scholars in 2016 as a response to his students. Dr Gilley is a professor of Political Science in the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University. He wrote the article “Why I Set Up the Oregon Branch of the NAS,” A “woke mob” had accused him of using the wrong gender when he addressed a student in one of his classes.
The other authors of the image above are Dr James Lindsay and Dr Peter Boghossian, also are professors at Portland State University.
The Oregon Association of Scholars has more publications at their website.
Since it is a National Organization, you might be curious to know if there is a local chapter of the National Association of Scholars in your state. You can find an affiliate chapter at this link.
Minnesota’s Chapter President is Devin Foley. Mr Foley is a co-founder of the Charlemagne Institute, also known as Intellectual Takeout.