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Stanford writing program accused of prioritizing ideology over core skills: ‘Nonsense’

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Originally Published by: Walz’s long-running fraud scandal puts Harris campaign judgment under scrutiny VP nominee to disgraced former governor: A look at the rise and fall of Tim Walz Republicans take voter registration lead from Democrats in swing state FIRST ON FOX: Stanford University is promoting required reading courses that incorporate anti-ICE sentiments, racial identity politics and all-male drag shows, resulting in criticism from a leading education watchdog. A writing requirement at the prestigious university, formally known as Stanford’s writing and rhetoric requirement, mandates that students complete university-approved writing courses designed to teach critical thinking, research and persuasive writing skills, but several of the writing courses that satisfy that requirement are raising eyebrows, Campus Reform first reported. The courses contain names such as “Language, Identity, and Power” where students are instructed, according to the university’s website, to “explore this intersection across spheres such as politics, education, medicine, and media spaces, intertwined with forces like globalization, immigration, and the rapid development of new technologies.

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