Diversity Requirement at UCLA Threatens Academic Freedom
By Robert Shibley February 25, 2019
A recent article in Real Clear Investigations reported on a decision by the University of California, Los Angeles to require all professors applying for a tenure-track position — as well as any seeking promotion — to submit an “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion†statement as part of their portfolio.
Guidance from UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is intended to explain what this requirement means and why UCLA determined that these statements must accompany the evidence of teaching, research, and service that traditionally go into such decisions at every university in America. Unfortunately, the guidance is cause for alarm, and has the potential to seriously threaten academic freedom at UCLA.
https://www.mindingthecampus.org/2019/02/25/diversity-requirement-at-ucla-threatens-academic-freedom/
