Kelsey calls UT bid to drop standardized tests Ivy League ‘wokeism’
State Sen. Brian Kelsey, a Germantown Republican seen here in 2019, said UT was seeking to “take advantage” of the pandemic to abandon an “objective measurement of intelligence.” (Mark Humphrey/AP file)
The Germantown Republican is sponsoring a bill requiring the ACT or SAT test for admission to any of Tennessee’s public, four-year universities. The bill would not require a minimum score for admission.
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Brian Kelsey University of Tennessee ACT SAT testIan Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
Daja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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