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rangerrebew

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American U asks job applicants to show 'multicultural competence'
« on: October 06, 2016, 01:22:42 pm »
American U asks job applicants to show 'multicultural competence'
Tyler Arnold
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on Oct 04, 2016 at 1:12 PM EDT

 
American University is taking steps to improve "inclusion" on campus by holding mandatory "implicit bias" trainings and evaluating job applicants on their level of "multicultural competence."
“The Office of Campus Life evaluates candidates’ multicultural competence as an integral part of the hiring process," the outline states.

http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8208
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Re: American U asks job applicants to show 'multicultural competence'
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2016, 01:24:41 pm »
Here I thought such exclusionary practices had been banned for generations when the Jim Crow laws were struck down.
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Re: American U asks job applicants to show 'multicultural competence'
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2016, 01:24:55 pm »
Your avatar is particularly apt for this story.
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Re: American U asks job applicants to show 'multicultural competence'
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2016, 02:06:08 pm »
But wouldn't multicultural competence be a form of cultural appropriation?
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Re: American U asks job applicants to show 'multicultural competence'
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2016, 02:09:19 pm »
Quote from: Free Vulcan on October 06, 2016, 02:06:08 pm
But wouldn't multicultural competence be a form of cultural appropriation?

Maybe the point is to avoid any hint of culture?
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