Opinion: Republicans, don’t fear DEI. Diversity offices like mine could only wish to be that influential
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Republicans, don’t fear DEI. Diversity offices like mine could only wish to be that influential

LA Times  

Students march past an ad for a program at an Israeli university as they rally for Palestinians on the UCLA campus in Westwood on Nov. 8, 2023. In 2003, the American Council on Education convened what was arguably the first meeting of all those who led campus DEI efforts or served as chief diversity officers. Moreover, Inside Higher Ed reported this year that there is a high turnover rate among chief diversity officers, and these positions can be isolating, emotionally taxing and not taken seriously. In the University of California system, I’ve found that only 20% of the chief diversity officers have served in this role — at their current institution — for more than five years. Given the short existence of diversity and equity offices and their continued development, it is imprudent to pass judgment based on misleading claims about what DEI is or isn’t in higher education.

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