…in “diversity” officials. Even community colleges have begun hiring Chief Diversity Officers (CDO). A persistent question, however, is whether having a CDO and other diversity administrators accomplishes anything of educational…
…a new chief diversity officer, maintaining the office’s current staff level. UNCG’s Office of Multicultural Affairs reflects the general trend in diversity offices. Every school in the UNC system that…
…residency programs, is even more explicit about its diversity standards. In a lecture on diversity in graduate medical education, the ACGME’s Chief Diversity Officer, William McDade, was asked what he…
…subtracting from diversity in another. It is not clear why racial diversity should be more important than diversity in religion, gender, or many other areas.Proponents of compulsory diversity emphasize race,…
…races. Just as hurricanes often change direction after landfall, the diversity movement has recently taken off in some surprising new directions that deserve public attention. Diversity Statements First came the…
It often seems as though the central mission of higher education today is promoting diversity. Diversity—which usually means racial, religious, and sexual diversity—is commonly accepted by most administrators as crucial…
…for diversity training. Then, it committed to a $114,000, three-year contract with Everfi for student diversity training to cover 2020-2022. UNC-Chapel Hill is close behind with $75,125 in third-party diversity…
…App State’s chief diversity officer, a cabinet-level position. No response. Finally, following existing law, we created a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in which we asked for “any work…
In January 2023, UNC-Chapel Hill launched its “DEI Strategic Plan” for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). The DEI Strategic Plan is an offshoot of Chief Diversity Officer Leah…
…want to deal with.” The admissions calculator “It is gratifying that academia is belatedly admitting that the only diversity that matters is diversity of ideas, not diversity of external characteristics…