
They bring in high priced speakers and auditors? |
Do you understand that inclusion is different from diversity? Just admitting diverse students does not mean they will enroll or feel welcome. |
I do not know what “equity” means in this context. To me, equity refers to things like the stock market. |
Maybe DEI programs could have helped you understand ![]() |
So, they are a glorified welcome wagon? |
Let it happen organically. Enough with the social engineering perpetuating racial division. |
+1 The behind the scenes is truly awful. |
People tend to get along pretty well, then the DEI hacks show up & justify their jobs by telling everybody why they should be angry. |
They sow division like PP by pitting groups against each other. Us vs Them. Good riddance. |
I work at a very diverse org that recently (like 2 years ago) started a DEI program. They hired 3 people. I just don't see the value add. I love diversity and I do think it brings a richness to our office and our thought process. Some things I didn't disagree with:
-they looked at all of my most recent candidates, decided what race they are and then asked why I didn't hire X? I only have one white male on my entire team (and he's a veteran), the rest are all women and minorities women/ men. I'm sorry that my races don't match perfectly with the US percentages of races in population (ie, I have more blacks present in my office than the US percentage, but less Asians). -They wanted us to not have our cameras on when interviewing so that we could be race blind. In turn, we felt like our interviews were not good and were more impersonal. It turned some candidates off. -they want us to hire the minority candidate over all else. Sorry, but I want to hire the best qualified. All candidates aren't the same! We work in a technical area and need certain skills. |
+1. I’m a minority who attended an elite college which, at the time, was majority white. This was before the explosion of DEI and I never felt unwelcome or mistreated because I wasn’t white. I actually resent the racial divisions DEI pushers are trying to force these days. I totally get and support the establishment of offices to support first-generation college students - less “sophisticated” kids who don’t have the kind of parents who can guide them professionally, may not have the money or familial stability to go home at breaks, might not be able to afford interview clothes, things like that. But that should be totally divorced from the race of the students. My college has a program like this and I think they all should. |
Only an idiot would. Honestly though, all universities should cut their staff in half (most have 1 employee for every 2 students) and start paying taxes. |
We need more focus on academics in our educational institutions. Otherwise our entire country will decline over the next few decades. You can already see it happening. |
Like dividing and segregating students according to their race with things like "affinity" groups. The world is better place when all strive to live, work and study together, not strive for separate but equal. DEI is the antithesis of inclusion and the backlash is breath of fresh air. |
As a racial, ethic, religious minority I can assure you that patronizing lectures about how the normal interactions I experience are actually racist microagressions don't make me feel included. |