A CALL TO ACTION.

"Higher education has a major civil rights problem, and it’s so widespread that it’s nothing short of systemic and structural," according to Mark J. Perry, and he's calling for lawsuits.  The gravamen:

Typical and frequent illegal violations of Title IX that have gone unchallenged for many decades include various single-sex female-only scholarships, fellowships, awards, study spaces, mentoring, tutoring, special freshman orientations, industry meetings, summer STEM programs, summer STEM camps, coding clubs, leadership programs, entrepreneurship programs, gym hours, etc. that operate exclusively for women while illegally excluding and discriminating against boys and men. Over the last several years, it has also become increasingly common in higher education for universities to introduce illegal, racially segregated, or racially preferential events, affinity groups, theater performances, campus housing, course sections, music programs, scholarships, summer internships, and other academic programs that violate Title VI.

Those violations of Title IX and Title VI reflect what is a clear, hypocritical, and selective double standard in higher education for the enforcement of federal civil rights laws. The civil rights of certain preferred groups are vigorously protected – women and persons of color – while the civil rights of un-preferred groups are routinely violated – men, whites, and Asians.

The title references are to the 1972 Civil Rights Act.  What have I been telling you, dear reader, about the way to demonstrate the folly of a rule.

The University of Chicago’s quick correction of its Title VI violation following an internal complaint and publicity on Twitter is an example of an all to frequent and troubling occurrence in higher education today. Like I mentioned above, colleges and universities are constantly demonstrating that they are either unaware of their legal obligations to enforce Title VI and Title IX, or they purposefully and deliberately violate federal civil rights laws to promote their commitment to the flawed trilogy of “diversity, inclusion, and equity (DIE)” under the assumption that nobody will notice or complain. Whether it’s an unacceptable unawareness or a deplorable indifference to enforcing Title VI and Title IX, the longstanding history of schools violating Title VI and Title IX with impunity illustrates the necessity for increased efforts like those of Professor Abbot to challenge and expose the thousands of examples of civil rights violations on campuses across the country.

If nothing else, such grassroots action by disgruntled students, faculty, or alumni will give the diversity deanlets work that might keep them from issuing ukases. Or, perhaps their job satisfaction will deteriorate and they'll mope off.