MIT becomes first elite university to ban diversity statements

MIT Will No Longer Require Faculty Candidates to Write DEI Statements

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that faculty candidates will no longer be asked to provide diversity statements during the application process. The post MIT Will No Longer Require Faculty Candidates to Write Diversity Statements appeared first on Breitbart.

"MIT No Longer Requiring Diversity Statements from Prospective Faculty"

The Hill (Lexi Lonas) reports: [MIT] announced Monday it no longer will require diversity statements from prospective faculty. The school said the decision was directed by President Sally Kornbluth "with the support of the Provost, Chancellor, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, and all six academic deans." "My goals are to tap into the full scope of human talent, to bring the very best to MIT, and to make sure they thrive once here," Kornb…

MIT no longer requiring diversity statements from prospective faculty

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced Monday it no longer will require diversity statements from prospective faculty.   The school said the decision was directed by President Sally Kornbluth “with the support of the Provost, Chancellor, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, and all six academic deans.”     “My goals are to tap into…

Prestigious university drops DEI requirement, admits diversity statements 'don't work'

The move comes as academics debate the effectiveness of mandating diversity statements.

Elite university dumps DEI hiring requirement: 'They don't work' | WND | by Around the Web

(NEW YORK POST) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology will no longer require prospective hires to pledge allegiance to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion as an employment condition, becoming the first elite university in the country to do away with the controversial practice denounced by free speech advocates as a “political litmus test.”…

MIT No Longer Asks Faculty Applicants to Make DEI Pledges: ‘They Don’t Work’

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will no longer require those seeking faculty posts to submit a statement about their commitment to the cause of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), the first elite school to backtrack on the practice that’s becoming commonplace. “Requests for a statement on diversity will no longer be part of applications for any faculty positions at MIT,” a spokesperson for the institution told The Epoch Times…