The left does not want to have a debate. They want people who disagree with them to shut up.
The College Fix reports:
A debate on DEI will be held at MIT. The university’s DEI deans refuse to participate.A debate on diversity, equity and inclusion is scheduled to soon take place at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.An esteemed panel of scholars will tackle the question: “Should academic DEI programs be abolished?”One group of individuals who will not be defending DEI at the upcoming event is the phalanx of highly paid diversity, equity and inclusion deans at MIT.They were asked. They declined.Among the nearly 100 MIT scholars asked to participate were: Alana Anderson, assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing; Nandi Bynoe, assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the School of Engineering; Kuheli Dutt, assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the School of Science; Tracie Jones, assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Monica Orta, assistant dean for diversity, equity, belonging and student support in the School of Architecture and Planning; Bryan Thomas Jr., assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in the MIT Sloan School of Management; Ray Reagans, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the MIT Sloan School of Management; and Beatriz Cantada, director of engagement for diversity and inclusion for MIT’s Institute Community & Equity Office.But these MIT DEI deans will not be defending DEI at the upcoming debate, and none of them responded to a request from The College Fix seeking comment on why, either.The April 4 debate, co-hosted by the MIT Adam Smith Society and MIT Free Speech Alliance and to be held in the Wong Auditorium, will instead feature an esteemed panel that includes pro-DEI debaters to be brought in from outside the campus community.Arguing against the resolution “should academic DEI programs be abolished” will be Pamela Denise Long, CEO of Youthcentrix Therapy Services and a contributor to Newsweek, and Karith Foster, founder of INVERSITY Solutions and a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging specialist.
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