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The Woke Against Excellence

The Woke Against Excellence
Graduating students pose for a class picture at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), June 14, 2019, in Los Angeles California. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Mark Bauerlein
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As the Woke Revolution continues to sweep through higher education, the conflict keeps getting worse. I don’t mean the political and social tensions that woke activism creates. The problem is, rather, the contradiction between the woke mandate of diversity and the university’s dedication to excellence.

Mark Bauerlein
Mark Bauerlein
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Mark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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