The problem with discussions of this topic is that so much
by FL_Irish (2024-04-29 21:29:14)

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...is being lumped under the heading of DEI. Some good (recruitment of first-generation, low-income, and minority students, recruitment of veterans, etc.). Some potentially bad but mandated by federal and state law (compliance with evertying from Title IX to the Americans with Disabilities Act to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974). Some ugly (race-based struggle sessions).

Rather than blanket assertions about the utility/uselessness of bodies such as the Office of Institutional Equity, I think the discussion requires a more activity-by-activity look at what is going on under this broad umbrella.

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