Academics Respond to ‘Politicized Attacks on DEI’ in Higher Education
“overflowed with misinformation, misunderstandings and reckless mischaracterizations”
The proponents of DEI policies are on the defensive. That speaks volumes about how the debate over this issue has changed.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
Scholars Respond to ‘Politicized Attacks on DEI’
A group of higher education researchers from across the country released a report Wednesday providing what they call “evidence-based expert responses” to critiques of diversity, equity and inclusion policies and practices aired at a Congressional hearing earlier this month.
The report lists eight “DEI Myths,” including that DEI is divisive, that all DEI initiatives place people in one of two categories, privileged and oppressed, that DEI and critical race theory are the same, and that “too-woke” professionals have taken over campuses.
It counters the myths with data, anecdotes and observations from 12 faculty members and administrators who say that DEI initiatives aim to bring students and employees together to learn from each other’s differences, that they account for “tiny fractions” of overall institutional budgets and that DEI professionals rarely have any jurisdiction over classroom curriculums.
According to the report, the House of Representatives’ two-hour hearing held March 7 “overflowed with misinformation, misunderstandings and reckless mischaracterizations.” Republicans described diversity, equity and inclusion offices as a “cancer” and attempted to blame the programs for a rise in antisemitism, but Democrats forcefully pushed back.
“Those of us who know better have too long deemed ridiculous, unsubstantiated claims that DEI obstructionists make unworthy of response.
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Time to cancel DEI/CRT for toxic anti-white rhetoric. DEI/CRT is such a fraud. There will be no reparations.
DIE IS both political and inherently racist. It is the true “systemic racism” the Marxists are always crying about.
“…DEI initiatives aim to bring students and employees together to learn from each other’s differences (yes, pushing “diversity” always leads to homogeneity), that they account for “tiny fractions” of overall institutional budgets (why should a political program account for any of the budgets?) and that DEI professionals rarely have any jurisdiction over classroom curriculums (for now).
Leftists are nothing if not incrementalists, except when it comes to TDS hysteria.
Academia is already crawling with Soviet style “political officers.” Look what they did to free speech on campus.
Are they marxists or are they fascists?
“All my opposition have to offer are ‘politicized attacks,'” he said, without a shred of self-awareness.
I am amazed at how fast these folks have gained power in this country. Teachers have done a fine job of indoctrinating our younguns in these communist principles.
What kind of serious person says that DEI isn’t divisive–if it wasn’t, we wouldn’t be seeing all of these lawsuits, hearings etc. More clueless comments from those who teach in academia. It’s the height of idiocy to say that the left knows better and that responding to challenges is just beneath them–sounds more like they know they have no good defenses