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By: Sam Dorman
The University of Memphis will not proceed with offering faculty $3,000 as part of a controversial program to infuse ideas like "equity" into their courses, Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tenn., reportedly said.
The Washington Free Beacon reported on Saturday that Lee said the university "informed my office that the initiative will not move forward."
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"We welcome robust debate on college campuses, but taxpayer dollars should never be used to fuel a divisive, radical agenda," he added.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks with reporters in Nashville on Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Lee's comments came shortly after the proposal initially surfaced in the Beacon. The outlet had obtained an all-faculty email showing the university offering a $1,500 stipend after professors redesigned their curricula, with another $1,500 after teaching the redesigned course. According to the email, 15-20 faculty members were supposed to be selected for the program, which would have begun in spring 2022.
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told Fox News Digital last week that the program was an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds.
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on Sept. 29, 2021. (Tom Williams/Pool via REUTERS) |
"The university should be encouraging their students to be independent thinkers, expanding their world view, learning how to be lifelong learners and respectful of all," said Blackburn in a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.
"Taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund a woke social justice agenda."
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