<p>A group of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">House Republicans</a> has introduced a new bill to prohibit &#8220;political tests&#8221; in the admission, hiring, and promotion of college students and staff to fight against &#8220;woke ideology&#8221; on American university campuses.</p>
<p>Reps. Elise Stefanik (NY), Fred Keller (PA), and Glenn Grothman (WI) presented the &#8220;<a href="https://stefanik.house.gov/_cache/files/e/3/e306b313-d1f6-494b-a6dc-e60b096c4976/E0EDF24A6A59A8AB7F5B0EBA0B5363BC.stefny-188-xml-8.23.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Restoring Academic Freedom on Campus Act of 2022</a>’’ on Wednesday to help fight back against &#8220;far left&#8221; bias at colleges across the nation.</p>
<p>“I will always stand up for freedom of speech and freedom of thought on college campuses,” Stefanik said in a <a href="https://stefanik.house.gov/press-releases?ID=9CE90188-0431-4984-84AC-3DB15F3CE821" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “Instead of encouraging diversity of ideas, some institutions of higher education are shamefully acting as gatekeepers to ensure their faculty, staff, and students all ascribe to Far Left woke ideology.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Instead of creating intolerant political monoculture, universities should equip students to engage in a diversity of ideas outside the academic bubble.<a href="https://twitter.com/RepFredKeller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepFredKeller</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RepGrothman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepGrothman</a> &amp; I introduced a proposal to restore academic freedom on college campuses. <a href="https://t.co/YJnd0sosaL">https://t.co/YJnd0sosaL</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rep. Elise Stefanik (@RepStefanik) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepStefanik/status/1572623356242923521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;While this intolerant political monoculture reaches institutions across our nation, this is something that has pervaded our own SUNY system,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;This growing trend puts ideological conformity above preparing our next generation for life outside the academic bubble and fails to equip students to thoughtfully engage in the competition of ideas. I will continue to stand up against indoctrination and restore academic freedom on college campuses across our nation.”</p>
<p>The bill would specifically stop higher education institutions from requiring a person to identify a commitment to or make a statement of personal belief in support of any ideology that promotes a specific partisan set of ideas.</p>
<p>The legislation also blocks requiring a particular viewpoint on an issue of public controversy or different treatment of the basis of race, including any formulation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion beyond upholding existing federal law.</p>
<p>Stefanik&#8217;s statement noted that the concern was revealed in a  2021 <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.aei.org/research-products/report/other-than-merit-the-prevalence-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-statements-in-university-hiring/__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!cMtxonv5drTIajXoV47Pdwai48lQxI17FUrRpq8aKSqWzq1w2WhjhABabvsq0S8_6SnqYujNmQ$" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the American Enterprise Institute that showed approximately 20% of university faculty hiring and promotion decisions are made after taking a candidate&#8217;s “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or “DEI” statement into account. These statements can be used to discriminate on the basis of politics or ideology in ways that undermine free speech.</p>
<p>“Universities attempting to police the ideology of students and faculty during the admissions and hiring process is un-American and a grotesque attack on the right to free expression of our country at large,&#8221; Grothman added.</p>
<p>&#8220;Academia is healthiest and most productive when students feel comfortable speaking their minds and get exposure to diverse perspectives in the classroom,&#8221; he continued.</p>
<p>Stefanik&#8217;s statement shared the example of the University of California&#8211;Santa Cruz, which was criticized in a <a href="https://www.thefire.org/fire-calls-on-uc-santa-cruz-to-drop-diversity-statement-mandate-for-faculty-applicants/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) over its requirement for applicants to complete a “Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.&#8221;</p>
<p>The statement is <a href="https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01248" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defined</a> as &#8220;addressing your understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your past and/or future contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching and professional or public service.&#8221; These requirements could be at odds with First Amendment rights as they potentially include issues related to sexual orientation or gender identity.</p>

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