Quote from: downer on Today at 08:07:04 AMQuoteI'm not going to lie you have been one of my toughest professors! I feel that's a good thing because it challenged me to do better however like I said before I still feel I'm not a C+ student in these types of classes.
I am a bit concerned about this student's other professors. But maybe it's me.
QuoteI still wonder what diversity officers spend their time doing.
QuoteChief Diversity Officer Steps Down Amid Backlash Over 'Privilege' Email
QuoteDr. Sherita Hill Golden has stepped down from her role as vice president and chief diversity officer at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
The act comes two months after backlash for an email newsletter in which Golden explained the concept of privilege, according to reporting from The Baltimore Sun. In the January newsletter from the Baltimore hospital and research center's diversity office, Golden wrote that "privilege" was the "word of the month," defining it as "a set of unearned benefits given to people who are in a specific social group." The social groups were categorized, in part, as white people, heterosexuals, cisgender people, men, and Christians.
Quote from: Hibush on Today at 02:46:30 AMQuote from: Wahoo Redux on May 07, 2024, 07:52:37 PMQuote from: Hibush on May 07, 2024, 10:36:08 AMI wonder how MIT worded the request so that it appeared to be compelled speech.
I think it actually has to do with the answer: you must answer in a very specific way, with specific jargon, and agree to a specific ideology, to get the job. That is my takeaway from the mass of articles and complaints out there.
Is there evidence that MIT was actually doing that?
Our DEI/HR reps are clear that doing so is completely unacceptable. We're trying to hire the best people, and some skills in serving a diverse audience are valuable but subscribing to a particular ideology is definitely not.
QuoteI'm not going to lie you have been one of my toughest professors! I feel that's a good thing because it challenged me to do better however like I said before I still feel I'm not a C+ student in these types of classes.
Quote from: Wahoo Redux on May 07, 2024, 09:14:00 AMQuote from: ciao_yall on May 07, 2024, 09:08:56 AMQuote from: dismalist on May 07, 2024, 08:31:28 AMQuoteIn announcing the change, M.I.T.'s president, Sally Kornbluth, said diversity statements constituted a form of compelled speech that do not work.
If they don't work, they wouldn't have to be abolished. Problem is they do work in selecting faculty.
I disagree. I have seen some that were so cringeworthy we were able to avoid wasting our time interviewing the candidate.
Why were they cringeworthy? What does someone say in a DEI statement that is so wrong it eliminates them as a job candidate?