Diversity statements function like faith statements. Even though they are nominally about different topics, they work in similar ways and have structurally similar effects. First, both faith and ...

Several states are taking aim at the use of diversity statements in hiring. Recently introduced legislation in Missouri would block their use, and last month the University of North Carolina ...

Diversity statements were one area targeted by state legislation this year as lawmakers — mostly Republican — aimed to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at public colleges, ...

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Diversity statements are increasingly important for faculty, both when teaching online and applying for jobs. Pardis Mahdavi and Scott Brooks outline what to avoid and what to include when drafting a ...

December’s Notices of the American Mathematical Society contains a surprising column on Page 4, given that mathematicians have not been on the front lines of debates about diversity and campus speech.

The diversity statement was already one of the most misunderstood elements of the law school application. Then, in June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions that overturned race ...

In an April 2022 article for the UC Davis Law Review, he acknowledged that “certain types or uses of diversity statements would be indefensible from a constitutional or academic freedom ...

Diversity statements are a new flashpoint on campus, just as the Supreme Court has driven a stake through race-conscious admissions. Nearly half the large universities in America require that job ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's June 29 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education seems to have made some law school leaders skittish about discussing diversity efforts.

Diversity statements are finally on their way out at ASU. Good riddance Opinion: ASU President Michael Crow never needed DEI statements to diversify his campus.

Ann Arbor — Diversity statements will no longer be used in University of Michigan faculty hiring, promotion and tenure, a controversial move some argue would remove "litmus tests" that restrict ...