Search Results for “DEI” – The College Fix

Georgia universities rebrand, rename diversity efforts in wake of new anti-DEI regulations

Garrett Marchand - University of Alabama — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 05:03:14 +0000

One Georgia professor argues changes do not eliminate DEI in higher education As Georgia universities respond to new anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion regulations in the state, at least one outspoken scholar argues the efforts are not actually eliminating DEI. The University System of Georgia in 2023 banned the use of DEI statements for hiring, and colleges and universities in the state…

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Furman ‘culture of intolerance’ prompts alumni to form free speech group

Therese Joffre - Hope College — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:48:44 +0000

‘I believe the culture at Furman is one of intolerance, but to only right-winged views’ A series of cancel culture incidents at Furman University has prompted some alumni to form a free speech group to lobby campus leaders to allow — and protect — intellectual diversity on campus. Jeff Salmon said he was inspired to start the Furman Free Speech Alliance to promote free expression…

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The ‘OK, boomer’ arrogance strikes again

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 16:21:31 +0000

Four years ago I took issue with the phrase “OK, boomer,” and the resulting feedback is the most I’ve ever gotten regarding a column to date. The Fix comments alone numbered almost 600, and there were many responses on social media — mostly unfavorable. Of the negative reactions, the one with the most merit was how discipline and behavior have deteriorated over the decades. Indeed…

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Vanderbilt has 1 administrator for every 2 students: analysis

Maggie Kelly - Assistant Editor — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:08:47 +0000

ANALYSIS: DEI commitment includes a recent $17 million faculty initiative, ‘identity centers,’ and more Vanderbilt University employs more than one full-time administrator for every two students, a College Fix analysis found. During the 2021-22 academic year, the most recent for which data are available, the private Nashville university employed 3,516 full-time administrators and support staff…

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Ocean sciences must incorporate DEI, scholars argue

Maria Thomas - Indiana University Bloomington — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:05:27 +0000

Researchers should embrace DEI, ‘anti-racist’ training Ocean science researchers must work “towards equity and justice” in their field, according to a group of scholars. Their academic paper includes a call for scholars to “[a]dvocate for and actively create opportunities for your BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and female colleagues, even when this means personally stepping aside/

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Johns Hopkins rescinds DEI memo calling white, Christian, English-speaking people privileged

College Fix Staff — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 03:52:31 +0000

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine on Wednesday rescinded an email sent recently from its diversity, equity and inclusion chief that called white, Christian, English-speaking people privileged, among several other “social identity groups,” according to screenshots of the memo posted on X. Others listed on the privileged list included: able-bodied people, heterosexuals, cisgender people…

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Doctors protest proposed DEI emphasis in Canadian medical school training

Brayden Dean - University of Georgia — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:02:04 +0000

‘It will lead to worse care for patients,’ create doctors who ‘care more about ideology’ than patients: watchdog group A draft report from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada that recommends medical schools focus more on “anti-racism” and “oppression” is causing an uproar among many in the medical community. The proposed alterations to CanMEDS, the framework that shapes…

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UMich now has more than 500 jobs dedicated to DEI, payroll costs exceed $30 million

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 05:19:38 +0000

ANALYSIS: ‘UM has become a DEI ideological complex with a university attached’ The University of Michigan continues to exponentially grow the number of staffers dedicated to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, with at least 241 paid employees now focused on DEI and payroll costs exceeding $30 million annually, according to an analysis conducted for The College Fix.

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HS girls b-ball team quits game early due to opposing squad’s antisemitic harassment

Dave Huber - Associate Editor — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:09:14 +0000

A private Jewish high school girls basketball team had to be escorted off the court before their game’s official ending due to antisemitic harassment from opposing players. Members of The Leffell School team allegedly were shouted at by Roosevelt High School players and faced “hostility and aggression with ‘substantially more jabs and comments'” than in past encounters, according to the New York…

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Billionaire CEO announces MIT plagiarism probe

College Fix Staff — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:30:47 +0000

Bill Ackman launched review following plagiarism accusations against his wife This past weekend, hedge fund founder Bill Ackman announced he would launch an AI plagiarism review of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s faculty and leaders with possible plans to extend the probe to other elite universities. Ackman (pictured), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, wrote Friday on X…

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