Why hasn't William and Mary gotten rid of its DEI yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's private

No, it’s not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's private

Ummm… check again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's private

No, it’s not.

My mistake. I don't know then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's an LAC adjacent place.

No it’s not. It’s a public state university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because W&M's BOV has been largely untouched by Youngkin, you'd be hard pressed to find many conservative W&M alums, and the state mostly leaves it alone tbh

+1. It manages to be very old, pretty respected and yet fly under the radar. There aren’t even sports rivalries. There is zero appetite for messing with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What part do you want to get rid of?
Diversity?
Equity ?
Inclusion?

Also, what are you talking about?

Wow. Didn't know this would strike such a cord. I was just curious, I'm not against DEI at all. I think diversity has been proven to be beneficial for institutions of all sorts and that DEI is a crucial part of ensuring diversity. I was just wondering why it is the case that other Virginia universities have gotten rid of their DEI programs while William and Mary hasn't.

So what is your actual question if you are curious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an LAC adjacent place.

No it’s not. It’s a public state university.

And yet, it’s definitely LAC adjacent. It’s a unicorn— very unique for public university.

[Anonymous]

https://diversity.berkeley.edu/
https://equity.ucla.edu/
https://diversity.illinois.edu/

The real question is why have UVA, VCU, VT capitulated in advance of any formal legislation? Berkeley, UCLA, and UIUC haven't, to name a few publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's an LAC adjacent place.

No it’s not. It’s a public state university.

Yes it is. Being public doesn't preclude an institution from being liberal arts or liberal arts adjacent. Look at the military academies that perennially outrank evidently middling private LACs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because W&M's BOV has been largely untouched by Youngkin, you'd be hard pressed to find many conservative W&M alums, and the state mostly leaves it alone tbh

+1. It manages to be very old, pretty respected and yet fly under the radar. There aren’t even sports rivalries. There is zero appetite for messing with it.

We have rivalries with UR and UVA but both are pretty one sided in terms of wins

[Anonymous]

Chord

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because W&M's BOV has been largely untouched by Youngkin, you'd be hard pressed to find many conservative W&M alums, and the state mostly leaves it alone tbh

+1. It manages to be very old, pretty respected and yet fly under the radar. There aren’t even sports rivalries. There is zero appetite for messing with it.

We have rivalries with UR and UVA but both are pretty one sided in terms of wins

Does W&M play any D1 sports against UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://diversity.berkeley.edu/
https://equity.ucla.edu/
https://diversity.illinois.edu/

The real question is why have UVA, VCU, VT capitulated in advance of any formal legislation? Berkeley, UCLA, and UIUC haven't, to name a few publics.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because W&M's BOV has been largely untouched by Youngkin, you'd be hard pressed to find many conservative W&M alums, and the state mostly leaves it alone tbh

+1. It manages to be very old, pretty respected and yet fly under the radar. There aren’t even sports rivalries. There is zero appetite for messing with it.

We have rivalries with UR and UVA but both are pretty one sided in terms of wins

Does W&M play any D1 sports against UVA?

Yes we play them in at least 1 sport a year. Usually football or baseball or soccer or field hockey.

[Anonymous]

You anti DEI people are the worst. Heaven forbid we live in a civil society where women, non-whites, and disabled people are treated with decency and dignity. You’re the middle school bullies and mean girls that never grew up.