Diversity statements – California Globe

California Community Colleges System Quietly Disavowed Tyrannical Diversity Dictates After Lawsuit

April 9, 2025 2:48 pmApril 9, 2025 2:49 pm

The cult of diversity is crumbling all over California. Last month, the University of California announced with much fanfare that it would no longer require diversity statements for faculty hires. And in a little noticed move, the California Community Colleges...

University of California Ends Use of Diversity Statements in Hiring Faculty

March 20, 2025 5:00 pmMarch 20, 2025 8:57 pm

The University of California announced late on Wednesday that they would be ending the requirement that diversity statements be used in hiring, becoming the latest move away from diversity-based hiring and applying measures at the UC system. According to a...

University of California Retreats from Unlawful Diversity Statement Mandates

June 23, 2022 2:14 pmJune 23, 2022 2:35 pm

In 2015 the University of California enacted a seemingly innocuous policy which said, “faculty achievement that promote equal opportunity and diversity should be given due recognition in the academic personnel process.” But this modest mandate for recognizing contributions to diversity...