The SCC Files: College defying Trump on DEI
The shot-callers at Sandhils Community College have already made it pretty clear about the lack of respect they have for the people whose money keeps the doors open over there.
Now, it appears some of that too-big-for-their-britches left-wing attitude is being aimed at the Trump White House. On his way out the door, former college president John Dempsey unleashed the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) philosophy on the Airport Road campus. DEI was integrated into every aspect of the college’s operations. DEI — Marxist Leninist in nature — preaches that white men are evil and reparations must be made to a laundry list of *victims.*
When Dempsey departed, we were told that new president and the board of trustees did away with DEI. Actually, they merely changed the name of the office and kept all the staff and their operation the same.
On January 22, president Trump signed an executive order declaring that all institutions of learning that receive federal funds — which Sandhills DOES — must eradicate DEI practices from their campuses.
That was followed up with a February 15 directive by the US Department of Education stating that all schools receiving federal funds (which Sandhills does) need to strip DEI from their operations.
As of today, the college STILL has this little gem in its *mission statement*:
*Historically underrepresented?* (I thought everybody who could cough up the right amount of cash got admitted to Sandhills. If they want to go there, they can go.).
“Equity” means “equal outcomes.” That’s Marxist at its very nature. How do you achieve equal outcomes without rigging the system? *You, of course, could drag everyone down to the same level.*
(“Equality” means everyone has a fair shot of being admitted or being hired. THAT is not what the race-baiting DEI cheerleaders are demanding.)
In other words, they’re going to arrange for your white male child to lose out every time to the *protected group* of the administration’s choice. To them, white males have been the source of all evil and the cause of all problems since this country and this world came to be. That theme is worked into many *academic* courses. If a white male needs to not be admitted to a program, or not be hired for a job, or not get a promotion or a pay raise, so be it.
It’s DEI. That’s what they’re talking about.
“El Presidente” Sandy Stewart appears to be doubling down even further on DEI. He has apparently blessed the formation of something called “Access Advocates” — a sort of DEI shock troop.
Instead of abiding by the laws and directives from the folks supplying the cash to the school, Stewart and his team have decided the best way to proceed is with a whole lot of name-changing, tap-dancing and deception.
Things got even richer earlier this month when trustee Steve Woodward attempted to brief his fellow members of the board on all the Trump changes — like the DEI ban — that will likely affect Sandhills. The board and administration reaction? *Oh, let’s just sit on it a while and see what happens.*
One trustee mused about waiting to see what the state has to say about all this. So, the whole matter has been tabled — even though it’s been sitting out there for a month.
(Today, the state legislature introduced legislation banning DEI from all state and local government operations — like Sandhills. Neal Jackson, one of Moore County’s legislators, is a primary sponsor. )
Trump is not playing around. He’ll cut off all the federal money to Sandhills if they want to lock horns with him. *Choosing to die on DEI hill may also cost some state funding, too. *
Is it really worth it to these people at Sandhills — risking all that money from the feds for the sake of keeping their Marxism and race-baiting in place?
Keep all this in mind for the next time the crowd at Sandhills comes around with their hands out, asking for some of your money.