Harvard Law professor Randall Kennedy and other academics are advocating for the abandonment of mandatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statements, labeling them as ideological pledges of allegiance. Kennedy highlights the resentment felt by many academics towards the DEI enterprise, emphasizing the challenge to academic freedom posed by the proliferation of DEI statements. The push to end mandatory DEI statements is gaining traction, with concerns raised about the coercive nature of these requirements in academia.
‘You’re asked to submit a statement on your understanding of DEI and how you plan to advance it in your teaching’ Harvard professor Randall Kennedy tells @FreddieSayers how DEI took over academia. Watch in full here: https://t.co/rgpAfhM7TX https://t.co/XxkIypW60C
'Is there a stigmatising quality that comes from affirmative action? Yes.' Harvard professor Randall Kennedy tells @freddiesayers why we need to stop forcing academics to support DEI, and how good intentions become social coercion. Watch in full here: https://t.co/EwFrS0ldyt https://t.co/LXKwpRcmvm
Randall Kennedy has been a Harvard Law professor for 40 years and has written seven books on law and race relations. If even he is alienated by the DEI agenda, things might be reaching a tipping point. A fascinating conversation: 👇👇👇 https://t.co/eM2vUvuy7I
'Is there a stigmatising quality that comes from affirmative action? Yes.' Harvard professor Randall Kennedy tells @FreddieSayers why we need to stop forcing academics to support DEI, and how good intentions become social coercion. Watch in full here: https://t.co/EwFrS0ldyt
Senior left-leaning Harvard law professor denounces 'DEI regime' and 'ideological litmus tests' https://t.co/8MRfJODXrH https://t.co/LzCy7kw1gi
Harvard Professor Calls For End to DEI, Cites 'Growing Resentment' Among Academics https://t.co/fTl1KgkBcK
Leftist, social justice scholar, & Harvard Law Prof. Randall Kennedy (!!!): "It would be hard to overstate the degree to which many academics at Harvard and beyond feel intense and growing resentment against the DEI enterprise." Something is happening... https://t.co/nBohkF9LQs
Harvard professor calls to end mandatory DEI statements https://t.co/OMEmFT5VvP https://t.co/OMEmFT5VvP
Harvard Law professor urges university to 'abandon' DEI statements: 'Ideological pledges of allegiance' https://t.co/5gEPotPGab
Mandatory DEI Statements Are Ideological Pledges of Allegiance. Time to Abandon Them. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson https://t.co/0p211YcPK2
Wow! Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law School argues for abandoning DEI statements, calling them ideological pledges of allegiance. He argues many academics feel an "intense and growing resentment against the DEI enterprise," and that DEI statements reveal the heart of the issue. https://t.co/se9kdp6Kvr
Mandatory DEI Statements Are Ideological Pledges of Allegiance. Time to Abandon Them. “By requiring academics to profess — and flaunt — faith in DEI, the proliferation of diversity statements poses a profound challenge to academic freedom.” https://t.co/6M5dSHdwoP