QuoteTrying to remember specifics.
- One just wrote "I have no idea what to say here."
- Another made a point about making sure to compliment immigrants on their English.
- "I talk to everyone, CEO to janitor, top to bottom."
QuoteI cringe just reading that middle one now....
Quote from: ciao_yall on Today at 07:54:58 AMQuote 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?
Trying to remember specifics.
- One just wrote "I have no idea what to say here."
- Another made a point about making sure to compliment immigrants on their English.
- "I talk to everyone, CEO to janitor, top to bottom."
That sort of thing. People who are more about making the point that they see humanity in those others might see as sub-human or inferior as opposed to being reasonably educated about why a college with a diverse student population might be asking such a question.
Quote from: secundem_artem on May 07, 2024, 07:21:08 AMBy the time I was an undergrad, I was no longer vacationing with my parents. Seems like a lot of kids are not willing to fledge and leave the nest.
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.