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Commentary By Tal Fortgang

End, Don’t Mend DEI

Education, Culture Higher Ed

The University of Michigan, one of the most prestigious public universities in the country,  is suffering a crisis of governance. In the latest chapter of the unfolding saga, which, like that of many peer schools, involves heated demonstrations, uneven enforcement of campus rules, and accusations of bigotry and unfairness flying every direction, the school’s Faculty Senate censured its regents for shutting down anti-Israel encampments and establishing an institutional-neutrality policy. Shortly after, the student government voted to impeach its avidly anti-Israel leadership for inciting violence against "Zionist members" of the student government.

These developments, representing faculty backlash against institutional leaders and student backlash against ideologues in student-leadership positions, highlight once again the simmering conflict between governance and ideology on American campuses.

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Tal Fortgang is an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan InstituteHe was a 2023 Sapir Fellow.

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