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EPISODE · Feb 9, 2023 · 19 MIN

Pretendians: The Fauxcahontas Rage in Academia

from The Ed Morrissey Show

Whose privilege prevails these days in Academia? Follow the money, advises Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix. Colleges and universities are experiencing a plague of "Pretendians," white women especially claiming Native American heritage for career bursts, while real Native Americans struggle with disenrollment over another set of perverse incentives. Was Rachel Dolezal merely ahead of her time?

Whose privilege prevails these days in Academia? Follow the money, advises Jennifer Kabbany of The College Fix. Colleges and universities are experiencing a plague of "Pretendians," white women especially claiming Native American heritage for career bursts, while real Native Americans struggle with disenrollment over another set of perverse incentives. Was Rachel Dolezal merely ahead of her time?

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