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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No you are looking at different things. Viewpoint diversity is about making sure all viewpoints are welcomed. DEI has morphed into putting one group over another based on past wrong etc. [/quote]

I understand the sales pitch, but the mechanism is spelled out in the letter. Each paragraph starts off with what sound like good intentions, but then when you read how it will be implemented the risks and dangers become clear. The gov should not be involved in picking the faculty or students of a private school just because the gov is a large customer of a university (paying for and receiving the benefits of research).

Nor should the gov be dictating which student orgs get kicked off campus just based on allegations. There’s a need for due process.

DEI was not about putting one group over another. It was about giving (previously wronged) groups help to reach the level enjoyed by others. I don’t agree with all the tools it used to do that, like affirmative action, but having a place to go when there is a complaint or a need for training isn’t crazy. It could be rolled into HR at some places since it’s the same kind of compliance function, but calling a student facing org HR is confusing. (Ultimately there will be a rebrand just so Trump can say he won.)[/quote]

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