Another protest resignation

The chair of the Naval Academy History Department resigned after reportedly being ordered by the academy’s superintendent to remove a previously approved paper from the list of those to be presented at an upcoming symposium.

Tom McCarthy, in a letter dated June 3, cited the removal of a paper “for reasons having nothing to do with scholarship.” He resigned to avoid being involved in what he called a violation of trust and the possibility of harming the department’s reputation.

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McCarthy did not respond to requests for comment. It is unclear what the paper he resigned over is about.

  Baltimore Sun

In light of the recent removal of "DEI" materials from the Naval Academy library, I think we can guess.

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The elimination of the paper and McCarthy’s resignation adds to a dizzying six months at the Naval Academy as its curriculum, the literature available in its library and its admissions policy have been caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion purge.

In April, the academy released a list of 381 books and literary works removed from its library as part of a review of DEI materials, following directives from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to evaluate and eliminate works focused on DEI.

Among the works that were removed were “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi and “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou. Copies of “Mein Kampf” remained available.

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Last month — after an additional Pentagon-ordered review — most of the nearly 400 books that were removed from a Nimitz Library closet and held under lock and key were placed back on the shelves.