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 MIT is losing the DEI statement as a requirement for a potential hire.

Quoted in the NY Post:

“Requests for a statement on diversity will no longer be part of applications for any faculty positions at MIT,” a university spokesperson told The Post in an emailed statement, noting that the decision was made by MIT president Sally Kornbluth along with the support of the provost, chancellor 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,” Kornbluth said. “We can build an inclusive environment in many ways, but compelled statements impinge on freedom of expression, and they don’t work.”

From a 2023 MIT job posting for a position in MIT’s Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering:

candidates are instructed to provide “a statement regarding their views on diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past and current contributions as well as their vision and plans for the future in these areas.”

Something like that has fuck-all to do with Nuclear Science and Engineering. 

These types of requirements are basically the same as an old school loyalty oath.  If you can’t get onboard with the agenda, you can’t get onboard.

Considering MIT’s status, hopefully this will be the start of a good thing.  The Ivy League has a lot of issues and ditching DEI is a good way to get back on the right track.