The University of South Carolina Upstate has decided to cut funding to its Center for Women’s and Gender Studies and use the money to teach about the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Federalist Papers, and “the study of and devotion to American institutions and ideals.” This has, as you might expect, upset some progressives. The State reports:
The University of South Carolina Upstate eliminated the center that sponsored a gay culture symposium this spring as part of $450,000 in cost cuts for next year. School leaders said that sponsorship did not lead to the 15-year-old center’s demise.
Ryan Wilson, executive director of the SC Equality gay-rights advocacy group, said he looks forward to students – and some lawmakers – hearing more about equal protection and freedom of expression.
“It’s a sad day for USC Upstate,” SC Equality’s Wilson said.
Daniel Greenfield at FrontPage Mag points to a (South Carolina) Morning News Online editorial which says Upstate’s decision to close the center was “a chilling act of retribution,” and that it “wasn’t sure” if “reciting the Bill of Rights” qualifies as college-level discourse and preparation for the real world.
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