-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
University of Illinois medical school pushes ‘equitable assessments’ for professors – Campus Reform
The University of Illinois College of Medicine is promoting a web page that encourages professors to adopt “Equitable Assessments & Grading Practices.” “Equitable assessments and grading practices emphasize the process of learning versus performance outcomes and the attainment of grades,” the page, linked on the college’s website emphasizes. One of the listed benefits of grading according to equity is that the practice allows professors to “respect the diversity of students’ social identities as well as the diversity of student interests. SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER
FOLLOW US
WIREPOINTS ORIGINAL STORIES
Audio and summary Why the Holdup Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut Illinois Government Costs? – Wirepoints
May 19, 2026
10 Comments
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Note to readers from Mark Glennon re: Ukraine
May 6, 2026
4 Comments
Everybody needs a side hustle these days, and mine is Ukraine, where I am now.
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560’s Morning Answer – Chicago’s struggling commercial real estate and more
April 22, 2026
5 Comments
Summary and audio linked here.
Audio and summary
Looks like they are assuming that people from certain ethnic groups or genders have a harder time achieving high performance. That’s a racist and prejudiced assumption.
I am assuming the equitable assessments are needed due to equitable admission standards.
I have had a few doctors tell me to pick the American born Asian doctor. They have the hardest path to become a doctor.
This smacks of affirmative action. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.
I wouldn’t want to have a DEI heart surgeon work on me any more than I’d want a DEI pilot flying a plane I’m riding.
In fact, I wouldn’t hire anyone who graduated from a school that can’t stick to academic excellence.
Bye bye U of I!