Columbia University is facing criticism for its hiring practices, which prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) credentials on par with or above research and teaching capabilities. This approach has sparked concerns about declining academic standards and the institution's commitment to serious scholarship. John D. Sailer, a senior fellow at the National Association of Scholars (NAS), highlighted that Columbia's evaluation tool for hiring new professors assigns equal weight to DEI contributions and research, sometimes even valuing DEI more highly than teaching. Rep. McCormick has called for a review of Columbia's accreditation standards.
“Perhaps one day @Columbia will again be a serious institution,” writes @JohnDSailer, a senior fellow at @NASorg, after uncovering a mandate that ranks average scholars with DEI credentials on par with outstanding ones. https://t.co/1HkfnONZb0
“Perhaps one day @Columbia will again be a serious institution,” writes @JohnDSailer, a senior fellow at @NASorg, after uncovering a mandate that ranks average scholars with strong DEI credentials on par with outstanding ones. https://t.co/1HkfnONZb0
“Perhaps one day @Columbia will again be a serious institution,” writes @JohnDSailer, a senior fellow at @NASorg, after uncovering a mandate that ranks average scholars with strong DEI credentials on par with superior ones. https://t.co/1HkfnONZb0
Hamas sympathizers on college campuses have no idea what they’re even protesting about. We need to look into Columbia University’s accreditation standards and demand they actually start educating on the real horrors of antisemitism. https://t.co/dX9BSaDgNU
“If the ‘tentifada’ protesters who took over @Columbia weren’t enough to put prospective students off the Ivy League college, sliding academic standards might just be.” @NASorg’s @JohnDSailer: how DEI is diminishing a once serious institution: https://t.co/1HkfnOOx0y
“If the ‘tentifada’ protesters who took over @Columbia weren’t enough to put prospective students off the Ivy League college, sliding academic standards might just be.” @NASorg’s @JohnDSailer how DEI is diminishing a once serious institution: https://t.co/1HkfnOOx0y
NEW: For hiring new professors, Columbia University recommends valuing “contributions to DEI” on par with “research.” The sample evaluation tool also weighs DEI more highly than teaching. That’s an especially wild default given how Columbia defines “contributions to DEI"... 🧵 https://t.co/AWDDoKmWTQ
Want to Get Hired by @Columbia? Put DEI Before Teaching. @JohnDSailer uncovers the university’s “evaluation tool” that assigns as much weight to a candidate’s DEI credentials as to their research. https://t.co/1HkfnONZb0
Universities have failed to quell pro-Hamas demonstrations on campuses because they misdiagnose the problem. Addressing antisemitic views would require revising admissions criteria, faculty hiring practices, and educational approaches. My latest in @NRO https://t.co/ukVA0Oiuoe