{"id":593322,"date":"2026-04-29T16:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593322"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:41:06","slug":"university-pulls-trans-focused-training-announcement-after-governor-notices-but-is-that-really-enough-oversight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593322","title":{"rendered":"University pulls trans-focused training announcement after governor notices, but is that really enough oversight?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sg-jim-pillen-unk-1200x630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A university is pulling its transgender-focused training event after the state\u2019s governor made it clear that he will not stand for it.<\/p>\n<p>The story first came to light thanks to LibsofTikTok, which exposed an email from the University of Nebraska at Kearney advertising a voluntary \u201cHow Can I Move From Supporting to Empowering Trans-spectrum Students?\u201d workshop. According to the email, the event would \u201cprovide strategies and tools to help create a more inclusive classroom for transgender students\u201d by showing attendees \u201chow making small, inclusive adjustments to communicating with students will help them feel more comfortable, perform better academically, and grow personally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Look:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE<\/p>\n<p>University of Nebraska at Kearney (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNKearney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNKearney<\/a>) wants faculty to attend a meeting where they\u2019ll be taught about Empowering Trans Students and creating a DEI-inclusive classroom.<\/p>\n<p>This university receives our tax dollars<\/p>\n<p>DEFUND <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@doge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usedgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@usedgov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So sick of this trash <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nS2m5cjxSm\">pic.twitter.com\/nS2m5cjxSm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2048854658710446370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post caught the attention of Nebraska\u2019s Republican Governor, Jim Pillen, who warned that such shenanigans may result in the school\u2019s funding being cut.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This nonsense is completely irrelevant and destructive to the University of Nebraska\u2019s teaching mission, and out of touch with the values of the state it serves. University leaders must immediately root out this and all other similar programming across the entire system.<\/p>\n<p>If the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f82WP7W8oV\">https:\/\/t.co\/f82WP7W8oV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Jim Pillen (@TeamPillen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamPillen\/status\/2048954643066069059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis nonsense is completely irrelevant and destructive to the University of Nebraska\u2019s teaching mission, and out of touch with the values of the state it serves. University leaders must immediately root out this and all other similar programming across the entire system. If the University cannot police its own ranks and rid itself of the woke disease that has degraded so many \u2018elite\u2019 higher education institutions, it risks investigations, cuts to its funding, and, most importantly, the loss of the confidence of the people it serves,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for the university to react by pulling the module, which Pillen celebrated on X.<\/p>\n<p>Look:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Following my post last night, the University of Nebraska at Kearney took down the objectionable content.<\/p>\n<p>That is good news.<\/p>\n<p>I \u2014 and others in Nebraska and around the country \u2014 will continue to hold our higher education institutions accountable, keeping them true to the law and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w8qpEpTkhM\">https:\/\/t.co\/w8qpEpTkhM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Jim Pillen (@TeamPillen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamPillen\/status\/2049206867654791674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFollowing my post last night, the University of Nebraska at Kearney took down the objectionable content. That is good news. I \u2014 and others in Nebraska and around the country \u2014 will continue to hold our higher education institutions accountable, keeping them true to the law and the values of the people they serve,\u201d he said. \u201cThe mission of education in America is not the advancement of woke indoctrination \u2014 it\u2019s to grow critical learners and thinkers prepared to become the next generation of leaders and business builders. That\u2019s the mission, and we cannot allow Nebraska institutions to be distracted from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>X users were skeptical of the win, suggesting the school may just be rebranding it for the future:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They just will rebrand it and continue to push DEI initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AMSPI (@all73032) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/all73032\/status\/2049272464480309529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No, they just hid it better.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VagabonJoe (@vagabonjoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vagabonjoe\/status\/2049260529751867817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They may have removed it but don\u2019t believe it. They won\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Voodoo Udo (@UdoVoodoo14321) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UdoVoodoo14321\/status\/2049269821334863938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Removed or renamed?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Kaufmann (@Rumdrinks4all) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rumdrinks4all\/status\/2049288308358840437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sg-jim-pillen-unk-1200x630.jpg\" title=\"University pulls trans-focused training announcement after governor notices, but is that really enough oversight?\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A university is pulling its transgender-focused training event after the state\u2019s governor made it clear that he will not stand for it. The story first came to light thanks to LibsofTikTok, which exposed an email from the University of Nebraska at Kearney advertising a voluntary \u201cHow Can I Move From Supporting to Empowering Trans-spectrum Students?\u201d&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=593322\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">University pulls trans-focused training announcement after governor notices, but is that really enough oversight?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":593305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-593322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=593322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/593305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=593322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=593322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=593322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}