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Canada’s Mizzou? Enrollment plunging at university that investigated gender-neutral pronoun debate
COLLEGE FIX STAFF •JUNE 13, 2018
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/45833/

‘”Hard-line, leftist indoctrination” seems to have failed as a marketing strategy’

Wilfrid Laurier University may have thought that its public-relations problems ended in December, when its president admitted it should have never investigated a grad student’s decision to show a gender-neutral pronoun debate in class.

But the Canadian university’s problems are just beginning, as evidenced by new enrollment figures across Ontario institutions.

Laurier Finance Prof. William McNally pointed out the university’s admissions confirmations as of June 7 have declined 15.2 percent from a year ago, while first-place choices are down 12.5 percent, both the worst in the province.

This is in stark contrast to province-wide confirmations, which rose by 0.3 percent, he said: “Failing to stand for truth has consequences.”

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This is the one where the TA showed a clip of Jordan Peterson.  Really interesting intersection of people and ideas.

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Enrollment and budget down a lot, at Washington State's "Evergreen, as well.

The demise of this "new" left, is something I support, Bigly."

The IDW, uniformy oppose the influence the "Equity uber alles bunch, have gained.

Bret Weinstein testified before a Congressional committee.
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