The FTC’s DEI for Conservatives - Fred Ashton #FTC #Omnicom americanactionforum.org/insight/the-ft…

American Psychological Association The APA’s intentions may be well-meaning, but I’m pretty sure this can get you sued. An intentional statement of making a race- or gender-based hire could easily be Exhibit A against the employer in a court of law. I urge folks to consult their legal counsel (and I’m not one!).

Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act— a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday life. U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is proud to enforce this vital law.

Justice Department Releases Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination “The federal government must ensure that taxpayer money is used lawfully and for the public good." -AAGHarmeetDhillon. 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

The University of Tennessee UT Knoxville has a "Say / Do" disconnect on DEI "compliance." marybethwest.com/ut-dei-complia…

A serious #CenterRight “watchdog” can’t #turnablindeye to something terribly askew apparently, even in her beloved #GBO land of Orange (Pantone 151C shade Sherwin-Williams) - a good read ….

THIS DOJ Civil Rights Division Division will not stand by as universities violate our civil rights laws. GWU broke the law…schools that fail to protect students will face consequences.

As an alum of UT College of Communication & Information / Tombras School of Advertising & PR, and given other issues 🔗, I hope to know soon why a male UT Knoxville PR prof is representing UT at the PRSA Conf in DC by presenting a “poster board session” under this title being promoted. Is this a joke? marybethwest.com/ut-dei-complia…

✨ UNC Hussman partnered with Bloomberg and the Department of Journalism at Faculdade Cásper Líbero to expand the Bloomberg Journalism Programs to Brazil, the first in Latin America! See highlights from the program below and read more at go.unc.edu/bb25.

It seems PRSA and Tombras School of Advertising & PR personnel may wish to re-evaluate their #PRSAICON session titles. ✍️ marybethwest.com/prsa-icon-whor…

We were honored to welcome U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon to East TN this week. Secretary Linda McMahon understands that states are leading the way in education innovation, & I look forward to TN’s continued partnership with the Trump Administration on literacy, school choice & more.

History tells us that higher-education officials can’t be trusted to implement colorblind admissions policies. The Trump administration’s continued vigilance is warranted, writes Jason Riley on.wsj.com/45FkQf1

Congratulations to Karoline Leavitt of the White House, for earning a spot on the 2025 PRWeek Power List. See where she ranked now. bit.ly/4lztAct #prweekpowerlist #prpros #strategy

Tombras School of Advertising & PR UT College of Communication & Information Joe Stabb, Ph.D., TE, APR, ACUE PRSA UTK PRSSA WBIR Channel 10 WATE 6 On Your Side wvlt Knox News WKRN News 2 FoxNashville WSMV 4 Nashville NewsChannel 5 Tennessean The Associated Press Thank you to UT Compliance for providing a response to me via email 30 minutes ago, based on my written report to them earlier this week. I hope to receive notice soon on UT’s conclusion abt this matter. Ideally, UT should ask PRSA to remove this “session” title from its agenda.

Rent-a-mobs and protestors-for-hire are a rising #PRethics problem, not only in the PR industry but also for larger society. So where is PRSA’s Board of Ethics & Professional Standards (BEPS)? Why the silence? Is PRSA a partisan front group, too? 🔗 marybethwest.com/prsa-beps-ethi…

Important comments by Nile Gardiner about the importance of European countries to cease buying oil from Russia…

Administrators at UT, Vanderbilt, & Belmont admitted that DEI programming has continued on their campuses, saying they rebranded DEI efforts under new language to bypass a presidential directive and other pressures to end such practices. tinyurl.com/yjv5yh7h The College Fix

A majority of Americans (59%) say journalists are extremely or very important to the well-being of society. But 49% also say journalists are losing influence in society, compared with 15% who say they are gaining influence.

Columbia, Brown, & Penn have settled. Cornell and Harvard are reported to be next. UCLA, Northwestern, George Mason & others may soon follow. Some academics are mystified by why their leaders would settle or attribute it to cowardice. But settling makes sense. Here's why. 🧵1/

🎙️ Excited to join George Korda on his radio 📻 show Sunday, 8/24, 5 - 7 p.m. Eastern 🇺🇸, “State Your Case," airing on NewsTalk 98.7. Topics: DEI issues at UT Knoxville & UGA + reactions to the new Cracker Barrel brand roll-out. 🛜 Tune in: newstalk987.com/state-your-cas…