“MIT No Longer Requiring Diversity Statements from Prospective Faculty”
The Hill (Lexi Lonas) reports:
he Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced Monday it no longer will require diversity statements from prospective faculty.
The school said the decision was directed by President Sally Kornbluth “with the support of the Provost, Chancellor, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, and all six academic deans.”
“My goals are to tap into the full scope of human talent, to bring the very best to MIT, and to make sure they thrive once here,” Kornbluth said in a statement.
“We can build an inclusive environment in many ways, but compelled statements impinge on freedom of expression, and they don’t work.”
Very glad to see that. For my views on the subject, see this post, which I’m also passing along below:
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I very much enjoyed participating in this Federalist-Society-organized webinar, together with Prof. Brian Soucek (UC Davis). As is common for such Federalist Society programs, the panelists were chosen to present different views (though I think it’s fair to say that Prof. Soucek and I agree on some things as well as disagree on others), and were not chosen exclusively from within the Federalist Society: Prof. Soucek is generally not at all a Federalist, to my knowledge.
I hope you find it as interesting as I did! Here’s the blurb:
In recent years, universities have increasingly required ‘diversity statements’ from faculty seeking jobs, tenure, or promotion. But statements describing faculty’s contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion are also increasingly under attack. Criticisms first made in tweets and blog posts have expanded into prominent opinion pieces and, more recently, law review articles. These attacks are having an effect. Wi
Article from Reason.com
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