The left never admits it, but this is kind of the whole point of DEI policies.
The New York Post reports:
Cornell University using DEI policy to reject faculty candidates for not ‘conforming,’ group claimsCornell University is “corrupting” its science, math and engineering programs by using its “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” policy to reject a huge portion of candidates for faculty jobs because their views are deemed counter to the school’s left-leaning “ideological orthodoxy,” a merit-based campus advocacy group alleged after reviewing bombshell leaked documents.A report by the Cornell Free Speech Alliance cities “smoking gun” evidence that the “DEI Statements” of prospective professors were used to reject 21% of applicants in a recent faculty search in a hard science field.The Upstate New York Ivy no longer requires candidates to submit explanations of how they would advance Cornell’s commitment to the principle of DEI — but such forms were used against the job hopefuls anyway, the Free Speech Alliance said.The rejections came without fairly considering the candidates’ academic credentials, research, or teaching abilities, the group alleged.The analysis was based on whistleblower documents and internal reports provided to the alliance by Cornell staffers, according to the Free Speech AllianceThe DEI policy is discriminatory and should be scrapped, said the Free Speech Alliance said.“Cornell has an opportunity to reverse course and demonstrate principled leadership by loudly and publicly abolishing these pernicious DEI policies,” said Free Speech Alliance board member and Cornell alum Carl Neuss.“Without major reforms, Cornell faces increasing risk of legal jeopardy, reputational damage, and loss of academic legitimacy. We urge the university to act before it’s too late,” added Neuss.
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