Prestigious $30K federal scholarships doled out almost exclusively to progressive students

The College Fix ^ | April 19, 2022 | Christian Schneider

[Perseverando]

2022 Truman Scholarship awards once again dominated by Democrats, progressives

The 2022 recipients of the prestigious federal Truman Scholarships once again lean heavily toward Democrats and progressives, according to an analysis by The College Fix.

Of the 58 scholarship recipients announced last week, only three have any connection to Republican politics. At the same time, five recipients have connections to Democratic politics, while an additional 35 more list a progressive cause as their primary area of advocacy.

The primary interests of the 35 progressive-leaning students granted the award in 2022 included environmental justice, “menstrual equity,” transgender rights, Latinx political engagement, diversity and inclusion, intersectionality, gun control, and the “gendered impacts of uranium mining.”

One student aims to set up a “safe space” for his school’s “multicultural male students and faculty to receive free food, haircuts, and showcase vulnerability as strength through meaningful conversations.”

Of the remaining awardees, 15 have political leanings that could be considered neutral or non-political.

The highly prestigious $30,000 scholarship is granted each year to a new set of college juniors to help them attend graduate school. The award was established by Congress as a nonpartisan federal program, and recipients must pledge to serve three of their first seven years after graduation in public service. It is granted to “persons who demonstrate outstanding potential for and who plan to pursue a career in public service.”

But, as has been demonstrated year after year with annual reviews conducted by The College Fix, “public service” is considered by the foundation to be a primarily progressive undertaking.

In 2021, for example, zero Truman award winners publicly identified as a conservative and only one worked for a Republican office holder or organization. Conversely, 37 listed an overt progressive cause as one of their primary interests and

[Perseverando]

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The primary interests of the 35 progressive-leaning students granted the award in 2022 included environmental justice, “menstrual equity,” transgender rights, Latinx political engagement, diversity and inclusion, intersectionality, gun control, and the “gendered impacts of uranium mining.”

[EEGator]

So, no white males?...

[SMARTY]

I guess the buck STARTS there!

[Pollard]

environmental justice, “menstrual equity,” transgender rights, Latinx political engagement, diversity and inclusion, intersectionality, gun control, and the “gendered impacts of uranium mining.”

So a bunch of make believe stuff to confuse them + gun control. Interesting.

[T.B. Yoits]

He who pays the piper calls the tune, although they're using taxpayer money to pay for it.

Students may look at these scholarships as a benefit but they're more likely to become a burden, something that cost them dearly, steering them down a road of closed-mindedness, ignorance, and mental illness.

[Prov1322]

I guess the buck STARTS there!

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To quote the great ElRushbo from one of his Slick Willy parodies...

“The buck never got here”

[SMARTY]

Ha!! It got hijacked

[moovova]

Dominion judges.