Only in academia is diversity a growth industry
Topic: Diversity
Charter School Teachers More Diverse
Despite the assertions of opponents of charter schools, teachers in those institutions tend to actually be more diverse than their traditional public school counterparts, data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) show.
Big Bucks For Diversity Administration At Berkeley
And when you see them it will be even harder not to sympathize with cafeteria and janitorial workers there.
Professor: University of Michigan Spends $11 Million on 93 Diversity Staffers
Professor Mark Perry at the University of Michigan concluded, after analyzing data from the university, that the university pays $11 million for 93 diversity staffers.
Minnesota University Canceled Leadership Conference due to Lack of Diverse Speakers
St. Catherine University, a university in Minnesota, canceled a planned leadership conference because their speakers were not diverse enough, per a university statement.
Duke University Pushes Policy of Random Roommates to Promote Diversity
Duke University is now randomly assigning roommates to students to promote diversity and avoid roommates from being too similar to each other.
North Carolina Universities Spend $17 Million a Year on Diversity
The state of North Carolina spends up to $17 million at its universities per year for diversity efforts, but a study did not recommend slashing this part of the budget.
Diversity Course at East Carolina University is Ineffective at Changing Students’ Biases
A diversity course at East Carolina University was found to be ineffective in changing students’ racial and gender biases, the instructor found.
Where Diversity Fails
Few academics actually make the points nobody else will make. Economist Walter Williams is a notable exception.
‘Body Size’ should be Added to School’s Diversity Curriculum, Professor says
Body size and obesity are a diversity problem, claimed a professor at the University of North Alabama.
Faculty Lounge
Anonymous Criticism in Media could lead to Discipline at Private Catholic University in Ohio
University of Maryland Students Vote to Create Full-Time Illegal Immigrant Academic Advisor
CUNY Department Believes ‘Whiteness’ is a Problem in their English Program
Fossil Fuel Divestment Student Vote Mostly Ignored by University of Illinois
Some Employees Upset at ICE Job Postings on College Website
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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