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Virtue-Signaling at College in the Time of Corona

UW-Madison editorial calls to 'decolonize' 'eurocentric, whitewashed, sexist' curriculum

•The UW-Madison student newspaper ran an editorial advocating for the "decolonization" of the curriculum.
•The editorial says that call is part of "a larger agenda that recognizes identity politics and equity."

The Daily Cardinal at the University of Wisconsin-Madison published an editorial advocating the “decolonization” of the university’s curriculum to achieve “inclusive education.”

In the February editorial, the board labels the university’s current curriculum as “eurocentric, whitewashed, sexist and heteronormative.” It says that what is taught must be inclusive and encompassing of all intersectionalities, arguing that students’ minds are most formative and malleable during their college years, so they must be exposed to “various cultures, histories, and identities.“

The article states that the Editorial Board is striving for “a larger agenda that recognizes identity politics and equity.”

This will be accomplished through establishing a multicultural curriculum, reforming legislation on education policy, and allowing for “control of personal sexual health.” Through this, racist tendencies will be lessened and “cultural sensitivity and consciousness” intensified.

The editorial suggests that Gender and Women Studies courses should be required and included in every degree plan, that sex education must be LGBTQIA+ inclusive, and that the “abstinence-only approach” should not be followed any longer. Historical female and LGBTQIA+ figures must also be included in all curricula. This will allow marginalized groups to “know their own worth.”

But, how about the online college classes? How is that working out?

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