The dissolution of a key department on Capitol Hill, which advocates of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs view as a significant setback, marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing culture wars in the United States. This event is part of a broader trend of diversity programs facing backlash and being restricted or banned across university campuses in several U.S. states. The controversy stems from differing opinions on how public institutions should address identity, with critics arguing that the DEI framework, which gained prominence around 2015, imposes a one-size-fits-all approach that is unsustainable in a diverse country like America. Amid these debates, a new law in Utah has been highlighted as a potential alternative model. The discourse is further complicated by reports indicating a significant portion of employees, 31% overall, with higher proportions among minority groups (43% for black people, 46% for Asian people), have left their jobs due to the enforcement of 'woke' ideologies in the workplace, suggesting that diversity training may compel workers to conceal their beliefs.
The latest battle in the culture wars cleaving American society centres around diversity programmes on university campuses, now restricted or banned in a growing number of U.S. States. https://t.co/0omkanzJre
"LGBTQ-U and the myth of the woke university" (@TheHillOpinion) https://t.co/6cz9uLwO4N
DEI must Die! "31% had left a former employer because their endorsement of ‘woke’ ideology...the proportion is much higher among minority groups: 43% for black people, 46% for Asian people" Diversity training ‘forces workers to hide beliefs’: https://t.co/d9fFlDZdDy
NEW: Diversity programs vanishing from US campuses amid culture wars https://t.co/7BOoPybRdA
How should public institutions treat identity? ~ 2015, institutions of higher ed started converging around the DEI framework. But a 1-size fits-all approach was never sustainable in a country as diverse as America. Amid demands for an alternative, a new Utah law is a worthwhile…
Advocates of diversity, equity and inclusion programs are sounding the alarm after a key department on Capitol Hill was dissolved amid backlash to the movement. https://t.co/taRibqtbp6