A new 'Red Scare' at the University of Michigan

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A new ‘Red Scare’ at the University of Michigan
U-M Faculty Senate Chair warns of McCarthyite list-making of employees in DEI roles

By Natalia Holtzman
Mar 26, 2025 at 6:00 am


(Detroit Metro Times) In an email to the University of Michigan (U-M) Faculty Senate, Faculty Senate Chair and Professor at Stamps School of Art Rebekah Modrak alleges that academic deans at U-M schools were recently requested “to create lists of employees who work in DEI-related positions and to estimate what percentage of their work fell into one of four categories.” Deans were apparently given 48 hours to complete the lists, which were due Feb. 14.

The due date indicates that the request for lists of employees in roles related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was issued prior to President Donald Trump’s own Feb. 14 memo, which warned U.S. schools they could lose federal funding for failing to eliminate diversity initiatives.

The request for lists of employees appears to have originated with the U-M Board of Regents, which did not respond to requests for comment on this article.

In a call with the Metro Times, Modrak said it was unclear whether the lists affected U-M faculty, staff, or both. She said it was also unclear whether individuals whose names had been included on the lists had been informed of that fact. It’s likewise unclear how the information will be used and with whom it will be shared, though Modrak said she had repeatedly requested clarity regarding these issues from U-M President Santa Ono and Provost Laurie McCauley. .............................(more)

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/a-new-red-scare-at-the-university-of-michigan-38929671

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1. Hunting women & persons of color...

Nothing like going back to the 1850s