The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences will no longer require diversity, equity and inclusion statements, according to the Harvard Crimson.
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A Harvard University faculty group will no longer require job applicants to submit diversity, equity and inclusion statements with their applications, the Harvard Crimson The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences reportedly said the decision was made in response to feedback from “numerous faculty members.” Dean of Faculty Affairs and Planning Nina Zipser said in a Monday email the requirements sometimes became confusing to applicants and proved “too narrow in the information they attempted to gather,” the publication wrote.
FAS reportedly previously required applicants to give examples of their “efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated future contributions in these areas.
The move follows substantial scrutiny of the Ivy League school’s commitment to DEI initiatives. Randall Kennedy, a professor at Harvard Law School,Imagine the howl of protest that would erupt if a school at Harvard asked a candidate for a faculty position to submit a statement of their orientation towards capitalism, or patriotism, or Making America Great Again with a clear expectation of allegiance?” the professor asked.
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