Guess gutting DEI programs at Michigan is one way to pad your resume when seeking employment at a DeSantis controlled university.

Massive turnout for #wearedei today

Glad to see another #MichiganMedicine physician at the #DEI march today on the Diag. Huge turnout, I estimate at least 1000 people. (Including lots of seniors, disabled with wheelchairs, walkers and canes) and a very cute golden retriever puppy named Louie proudly sporting a pride flag on his collar

marcher obscured by sign reading "Harvard has a spine -- UM where's yours?"

Kudos to my @umich.edu friends and allies for what looks like an amazing "We are DEI" march! They're sending pix! turnout looks huge!

#weareDEI

Crowd gathers on Diag in support of DEI at Michigan

Crowd gathers in front of President Ono’s residence in support of DEI at Michigan

Crowd gathers in front of Ruthven in support of DEI at Michigan

Large group today gathering together to show support for DEI at Michigan!

ALL FOUR U-MICHIGAN FACULTY SENATE MOTIONS PASS BY LANDSLIDE MARGINS!
@umich.edu faculty push back on Trump’s assaults on higher education and affirm commitment to DEI.

University of Michigan faculty approve Motion 1 — the Rutgers mutual defense compact!

What We Must Do Now | Robert Reich Speaks at Berkeley Rally | April 17, 2025 YouTube video by Robert Reich

Excellent, rousing speech. Courage and solidarity!

Michigan ought to be right there with Berkeley.

RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.

🚨Here’s a list of just a few of the major pieces of misinformation Kennedy shared about autism🚨

One can only hope

People want institutions to stand up

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

The comments do not disappoint

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. "I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."

4) "It’s bias against autistic people….He’s trying to eradicate support, especially with education, that could help people live the kind of lives where they do get to write poetry.” For a good interview and commentary, visit this article in Mother Jones www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

3) In the words of award-winning, autistic POET Elizabeth McClellan (also attorney, and legal educator), “You can’t eradicate autism without eradicating autistic people. It’s genocidal rhetoric against us that’s justified by 'autism destroys families. It destroys children.' No, it doesn’t."

2) He brings tremendous joy to our family. He also happens to be on the spectrum. My son can do all of these things, and just like everyone else, there are some things he cannot do. Or things he requires some help to do. Such is life for every single one of us.

Three children, running in waist deep water, prepare to exit the water during the swim leg of a triathlon.

Several children make there way down a winding bike path during the bike leg of a triathlon. The lead biker can be seen with a big smile.

Three children are pictured approaching the turn around point on the run leg of a triathlon.

1) Not to simply counter the recent comments of complete asshat—and apparent example of a merit hire—RFK, who’s most significant qualification is his last name, with an ableist example, but here’s a boy enjoying a triathlon. He’s also a tremendous artist, deep thinker, and future engineer.

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RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. "I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."

RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.

Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sports, political as always.

Kerr’s father was the president of the American University in Beirut until he was assassinated in 1984. Kerr has skin in this game.

Ok, good job, Garber, but I really could have done without the word "private" in this passage.

"No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue."

Coinciding with it's "No" letter Harvard has refashioned its university homepage into essentially an advertisement for the social benefits of university research. This is the current front page.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

How Princeton University is navigating the loss of federal funding

From Princeton:
“We believe it's important to defend academic freedom, and that's not something that can be compromised.”

Wow!

Three scholars at Columbia, Michigan, & Maryland just introduced a measure of the partisan leanings of employers in the U.S.

The data is constructed by linking voter registrations to online worker profiles.

VRscores capture the political affiliations of 21.8M workers across 2.6M employers.

Love this! Saints DT Khalen Saunders hosting LGBTQ+ inclusive youth football camp. #pride

The stock market is so bad that Fox News removed the stock ticker that they’ve been showing for 28 years for the first time because they didn’t want their viewers to see the truth of what was happening in real time.

Trump Administration: Live Updates and Latest News

The New York State Education Dept will not comply with Trump’ DEI order.

“there are no federal or state laws prohibiting the principles of D.E.I.,” Mr. Morton-Bentley wrote, adding that the federal government has not defined what practices it believes violate civil rights protections.