That is a bit racist, isn’t it? Or at least exclusionary to Asian medical students.
Topic: Diversity
Harvard University Faculty Unanimously Affirmed Support for Student Diversity
Woo! Time to clap for the faculty! So what’s next? Not so sure about that. Photo by juanpg
UCLA Professors Admit Diversity Courses Lead to Students Avoiding These Courses
Wait, imposing diversity and shaming people for their white privilege means students self-select and won’t take said courses?! NO!
Kentucky Governor is Trying to Appoint More Minorities on Louisville’s Board
Campus Reform has a good summary on the issue: Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin is requesting a Franklin Circuit Court judge to declare null and void two appointments that former Governor Steve Beshear made to the…
UMass Students Sign Petition to Create More Intellectual (Conservative) Diversity
It’s incredible that students actually did this, considering how liberal these college campuses tend to be.
FAA Hit with Lawsuit over Diversity-over-Quality Emphasis in Application and Hiring Processes
Mysteriously, qualified applicants were suddenly ruled ineligible in the FAA hiring process. Turns out that administrators in the FAA were gaming the system to get more diverse applicants in, even helping some applicants pass tests…
College President: Diversity is More Important than Tuition Costs
Huh? He’s being serious, apparently: The President of the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) says he will devote the final year of his tenure to promoting inclusivity, arguing that diversity is more important than tuition…
Johns Hopkins to Spend $25 Million the next 5 Years for Diversity Reasons
More diversity spending, but will it solve anything? Probably not. Johns Hopkins University does not have the racial baggage of other elite schools, as its president told the community a few weeks ago. It was…
University of Michigan adds Required Diversity Course in their Business School
Uh, what? This from Campus Reform: The University of Michigan has added a three-year diversity requirement to its Ross School of Business undergraduate curriculum that, among other things, will teach their students how race, gender…
Academia’s Rejection of Diversity
There is an imbalance within academia, especially when it comes to politics: Scholarly studies have piled up showing that race and gender diversity in the workplace can increase creative thinking and improve performance. Meanwhile, excessive…