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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not sure what you're getting at?

The issue as I see it is that Kendi relied on a grant model in his center to advance the agenda. I work in a university and have grants. They are relentless. They are not super equitable about who does how much work and how much they are compensated. They are grueling. They are very top-down and rigid. Looks like that was all felt at his center and he's re-imagining it to be a fellowship model, which seems much more equitable and manageable and probably a better fit; that said, grants are a good way to get funded, so there are negatives, too. Totally understandable that people would gripe about working conditions and restructuring (both are so so common in universities) and that he would respond with a shift accordingly, with the support of the Provost.

This is not an indictment of his character or views or values at all. This is an office management shake up. It has no relationship with the content of his book or his actual thought-leadership. [/quote]

If accurate, the accounts of workplace conditions at the center are an indictment of his character. You can agree or disagree with his ideas, views, and values, but it is indisputable that he is not willing to engage in free debate about his views, and his proposed solution for addressing systemic racism involves totalitarian measures. [/quote]

Lol you do not work at a university![/quote]

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