Who is secretly a little relieved to see the end of DEI policies and trainings?

[Anonymous]

I do think the pendulum swung too far with the DEI stuff, however, I’d rather watch 1,000 videos reminding me to be nice and respectful of all people than work under the current regime that runs on fear and hatred.

[Anonymous]

Who is against sign language interpretation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who is against sign language interpretation?

Huh? We had sign language interpretation long before DEI.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t read all the pages but I’m NOT at all relieved to see the end of DEI.

[Anonymous]

It is not DEI training, but its use as a filter for jobs and research grants that is most harmful.

You should read an article called "How ‘Diversity’ Turned Tyrannical"

Several years ago, one began to see an additional criterion in advertisements for faculty openings. As a recent Cornell ad puts it: “Also required is a statement of diversity, equity and inclusion describing the applicant’s efforts and aspirations to promote equity, inclusion and diversity through teaching, research and service.” This sort of requirement became more common and is now virtually ubiquitous. Of the 25 most recent advertisements for junior faculty that appeared in Physics Today online listings as of Oct. 15—from research institutions like Caltech to liberal-arts colleges like Bryn Mawr, and even in areas as esoteric as quantum engineering and theoretical astrophysics—24 require applicants to demonstrate an explicit, active commitment to the DEI agenda.

This isn’t merely pro forma; it’s a real barrier to employment. The life-sciences department at the University of California, Berkeley reports that it rejected 76% of applicants in 2018-19 based on their diversity statements without looking at their research records. A colleague at a major research institution, who asked to remain anonymous to protect her students, wrote to me: “I have a student on the market this year, agonizing more on the diversity statement than on the research proposal. He even took training where they taught them how to write one. It breaks my heart to see this.” Other colleagues relate that their white male postdocs aren’t getting interviews or have chosen to seek jobs outside academia.

[Anonymous]

Even 17 year old high school students have to write essays about diversity. The essay prompts make you feel guilty for not being black or Hispanic.

If you want to understand why Trump won, DEI would be one of the top issues. My cousin who is a professor in a STEM field, who had been a hard core left wing liberal, got fed up with democrats. He voted for republicans, thought not for Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is against sign language interpretation?

Huh? We had sign language interpretation long before DEI.

It’s been cancelled as part of DEI cancellations.

There was no “before DEI” unless you mean before 1964.., there is only “before the term DEI was used as a propaganda dog whistle “

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even 17 year old high school students have to write essays about diversity. The essay prompts make you feel guilty for not being black or Hispanic.

If you want to understand why Trump won, DEI would be one of the top issues. My cousin who is a professor in a STEM field, who had been a hard core left wing liberal, got fed up with democrats. He voted for republicans, thought not for Trump.

Things that never happened for $1000.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even 17 year old high school students have to write essays about diversity. The essay prompts make you feel guilty for not being black or Hispanic.

If you want to understand why Trump won, DEI would be one of the top issues. My cousin who is a professor in a STEM field, who had been a hard core left wing liberal, got fed up with democrats. He voted for republicans, thought not for Trump.

Things that never happened for $1000.

I am loving Trump more every single minute. He is going to put you guys through hell!! Enjoy!!!

[Anonymous]

Teacher:

Our trainings were entirely useless. It was all about “awareness” of racial achievement gaps. We are aware. For 20 years I’ve had presentations about how black students score lower on state tests than white kids, how black kids are less likely to graduate, how black kids are suspended more often.

Not once was it ever a proactive, “here’s something you can do differently tomorrow”. I left every training feeling super depressed, yet armed with no tools to fix anything (because I don’t think anyone actually knows how to fix the problems they were bringing up within the 8-3 school day).

But that’s the fault of the trainers, not the initiative. I would have happily sat in trainings on how to teach xyz in a way that students from all backgrounds can access or learn strategies for how to support students who are 2+ years below grade level (regardless of race), or had a panel of parents representing the diversity of our school talk about how they see families and schools interacting and how we can best form a partnership.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do think the pendulum swung too far with the DEI stuff, however, I’d rather watch 1,000 videos reminding me to be nice and respectful of all people than work under the current regime that runs on fear and hatred.

💯 agree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even 17 year old high school students have to write essays about diversity. The essay prompts make you feel guilty for not being black or Hispanic.

If you want to understand why Trump won, DEI would be one of the top issues. My cousin who is a professor in a STEM field, who had been a hard core left wing liberal, got fed up with democrats. He voted for republicans, thought not for Trump.

Things that never happened for $1000.

I am loving Trump more every single minute. He is going to put you guys through hell!! Enjoy!!!

I’m loving it too because it’s you and your ilk that will be put through hell. Not I.

Nice to watch idiots eat their young and leopard eat their face.

Enjoy the tax hike and tariffs increasing the cost of products. How are those eggs since Frump cancelled inspectors flights.. oops! Idiots you can’t make up his stupid he is.

Can’t wait for the Ken Burns documentary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woman of color in a nonprofit— I think people have implicit bias, but none of this helped. For example, there’s a shadow person of color deputy and asst director under every director in my org. All the directors are white, and the majority are much less competent/experienced/strategic than the people directly under them (who do all the work). I think pointing out these f’n obvious patterns and disparities and demanding what leaders will do about it is more important than some DEI training.

Hi Kamala

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Woman of color in a nonprofit— I think people have implicit bias, but none of this helped. For example, there’s a shadow person of color deputy and asst director under every director in my org. All the directors are white, and the majority are much less competent/experienced/strategic than the people directly under them (who do all the work). I think pointing out these f’n obvious patterns and disparities and demanding what leaders will do about it is more important than some DEI training.

Snort.

[Anonymous]

I always find the HR trainings funny...some of the scenarios are so ridiculous you just have to laugh, although I'm sure they all have happened at least once!