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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,675 posts) Mon Jul 13, 2026, 04:52 PM 4 hrs ago

West Virginia built an anti woke university program for $3 million, one student enrolled

West Virginia University spent $3 million standing up a brand-new "anti-woke" academic center — the Washington Center for Civics, Culture and Statesmanship. This fall, when the doors opened for its first semester, exactly one student was enrolled.

The center wasn't the university's idea — it was mandated by House Bill 3297, with Governor Patrick Morrisey handpicking the director to "push back on the woke ideology that has infected our schools."

They said they wanted the free market of ideas to decide. It did. It said no thanks.

The Independent — Josh Marcus, "West Virginia spent $3M on an 'anti-woke' college program. One student is enrolled

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/west-virginia-university-woke-washington-center-b3012708.html...

Mediaite — Ahmad Austin Jr., "Only One Student Has Enrolled in New WVU Program Designed to Counter 'Woke Ideology'": https://www.mediaite.c...

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West Virginia built an anti woke university program for $3 million, one student enrolled (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd 4 hrs ago OP

I feel sorry for the university, but they pretty much asked for this sakabatou 4 hrs ago #1

Like the Enlightenment, Education is all about awakening the mind. Kid Berwyn 4 hrs ago #2

Idiots ... freaking out literally over nothing. They need to get over themselves and go get tested for their SWBTATTReg 3 hrs ago #3

This made me laugh. GoodRaisin 3 hrs ago #4

West Virginia: Mad_Machine76 2 hrs ago #5

Career outcomes for the major: conservative lawyer; conservative thinktank; podcaster Prairie Gates 2 hrs ago #6

sakabatou

(46,607 posts)

1. I feel sorry for the university, but they pretty much asked for this

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 04:56 PM

4 hrs ago

Kid Berwyn

(25,715 posts)

2. Like the Enlightenment, Education is all about awakening the mind.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 04:56 PM

4 hrs ago

GOP wants an ignorant population for a rea$on.

SWBTATTReg

(26,587 posts)

3. Idiots ... freaking out literally over nothing. They need to get over themselves and go get tested for their

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:35 PM

3 hrs ago

mental state to make sure that they're not obsessed w/ things, which here they seem to be. Way, way overreacting.

Paranoid is another word I'd use.

GoodRaisin

(11,239 posts)

4. This made me laugh.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 05:47 PM

3 hrs ago

WVU promoting a bucket of shit to college kids. “Get an anti-woke degree”.

Mad_Machine76

(25,100 posts)

5. West Virginia:

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 06:26 PM

2 hrs ago

"Totally worth it!"

Prairie Gates

(8,798 posts)

6. Career outcomes for the major: conservative lawyer; conservative thinktank; podcaster

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 06:34 PM

2 hrs ago

The number of times any academic is told by upper admin that "credit hours" and "enrollments" is the "coin of the realm" and no program can survive on "ethical need alone." Whew.

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