UPenn Students Angry About Proposed Name Change for Diversity and Equity Committee
“removing diversity and equity from the committee’s name is not a neutral act”
Leftist students defend DEI policies because they know that these policies benefit their side politically.
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports:
Penn students condemn proposed Diversity and Equity Committee name change at University Council meeting
Wednesday’s University Council meeting included the introduction of a proposed amendment to rename the group’s Committee on Diversity and Equity, as well as a report on Penn Dining.
The agenda for the Oct. 22 meeting in Houston Hall included the proposed renaming of the “Committee on Diversity and Equity” to the “Committee on Belonging” — which would require a change to the Council bylaws. The event opened with remarks from Penn President Larry Jameson, who discussed the “meaningful” role of Penn Dining across the University.
The meeting’s discussion of the committee renaming was met with significant opposition from student representatives.
College sophomore Kaison Wills — who serves as the political chair for Penn’s Association for Gender Equity — stated that “removing diversity and equity from the committee’s name is not a neutral act.”
“It’s a signal that the University is willing to distance itself from the very principles of diversity, equity, inclusion that marginalized students fought for and relied on for decades,” Wills added. “This is not just a name change. It’s a retreat motivated by fear and will undoubtedly have a negative impact on the entire community.”
Senior Vice President for Institutional Affairs Joann Mitchell explained, however, that “existing legislative and legal changes have necessitated some of the changes.”
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Students shouldn’t worry. Changing the name without changing the people will actually change NOTHING.
Well, hopefully it will increase the chances of being fined for violating civil rights laws.
More coping and seething is good for students. Builds character.
Well, when you can’t rely on your own merit and efforts, you gotta use every trick in the book to keep from sinking into a hole of your own making.
“Students are angry” So? Transfer elsewhere. I hear Zoo Mass, Columbia and Berkeley are accepting for the spring term right now.
In part I agree with the students. Naming a committee, “Belonging” induces (or should induce) retching. How about either getting rid of the committee or naming it along the lines of its apparent dining facility responsibility “Good Friends, Good Food, Good Drinks for all”? Not particularly catchy but should align with its mission statement.