All signs are that the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities is planning to enforce a political litmus test for future teachers. The university's College of Education and Human Development intends to mandate certain beliefs and values—"dispositions"—for future teachers. Yet that is not enough. It even intends to redesign its admissions process so that it screens out people with the wrong beliefs and values-those who it judges will not be able to be brought around to the correct beliefs and values of "cultural competence" even after remedial training.

Our future teachers will be able to discuss their own histories and current thinking drawing on notions of white privilege, hegemonic masculinity, heteronormativity, and internalized oppression.

Future teachers will understand that they are privileged & marginalized depending on context ... It is about the development of cultural empathy, if you will. Teachers first have to discover their own privilege, oppression, or marginalization and also are able to describe their cultural identity.

Future teachers will recognize & demonstrate understanding of white privilege[.]

Future teachers will understand the importance of cultural identity and develop a positive sense of racial/cultural identity[.]

Dispositions assessment for new candidates approved (includes consultation with UMN general council) [sic]

I understand this is a public institution but how is this any different than a Human Resource rep screening employees based on whether or not they would fit into the "Corporate Culture"?

Not saying I advocate or agree with the decision just throwing it out there.

False analogy.

Corporate culture is not the same as political beliefs.

First, the article does not espouse any required political viewpoints, it discusses values and beliefs.

Second, I would have to disagree. Political beliefs are the public expression of your own values, Corporate Culture is a collective group's set of values and mores.

This is true, except that corporate culture does not extend to political beliefs, except perhaps in a political organization.

This is woefully incorrect. There are MANY corporate cultures that extend into political beliefs, some only slightly others to a great degree.