UC ABANDONS FACULTY Diversity Olege under pressure

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Most Californians probably have never heard of Lever lawAdopted by California’s legislation in 1950, but it symbolizes the political orientation of the state in the World War II era.

So Wisconsin Joe McCarthy Senator To give up what he said, they are sympathizers and agents for the Soviet Union who have penetrated the federal government and other institutions.

Called to the State Legislator who wore it, Harold Levering, the law requires all civil servants to take an oath of loyalty, which deactivates left -wing political beliefs and is specifically directed to members of the University of California. In fact, 31 UC teachers refused to sign the necessary oaths for loyalty and were fired.

By and by law was contested in court as an unconstitutional reduction in the rights of public officials – which, of course, was. The California State Teachers Association condemned him as a “political employment test”.

For many years thereafter, the UC Council said that “no political test is never considered in the appointment and promotion of any faculty or employee member.” However, in recent years, referring to “commitment to diversity and excellence”, UC employees have told teachers that as a directive said, they must take “proactive steps to seek candidates engaged in diversity, justice and inclusion.”

In order to implement this policy, the UC began to require the employment applicants of the faculty and promote “statements of diversity”. For example in UC Davis Candidates for Faculty of Faculty have been said They must demonstrate “fulfilled experience … of teaching, research or official activities aimed at the needs of African-American, Latin American, Chicano, Spanish and Indians, and their statements have to” ensure that they are in the case of the work and “negative uses” UC-DAVIS will improve differences.

UC employees said the requirement would help the insufficiently represented ethnic and racial groups achieve parity, but critics indicate it an obvious political lacus test that would force candidates to comply with political policy, whether they agree with it or not.

In fact, in the name of diversity, the UC was prohibiting the diversity of thought, requiring an oath of loyalty to a particular political policy of left clothing, just as the lever law required devotion to right political policy.

What is doubtful is not DEI, but rather the UC’s insistence on requesting a signed document in support of the concept, which is really a violation of freedom of expression and academic freedom.

There is nothing to prevent UC from his employment interviews from learning about the candidate’s involvement history, but this is not a document like an oath of loyalty. In addition, intelligent people may disagree whether Dei’s policies are the right path to justice or whether they generate resentment, which impedes justice.

This debate about UC’s firm policy has been growing for years inside and outside the system, especially in academic magazines.

Go to Donald Trump, who has declared war on the policies of “diversity, justice and inclusion” in academic, government and corporate institutions and threatens the loss of federal funds for those who support DEI programs.

This week, UC abandoned its diversity report requirementS

“The requirement to submit a diversity declaration can make candidates focus on an aspect of their application, which is beyond their experience or previous experience,” said Catherine S. Newman, a UC provocateur and an executive vice president of academic issues.

“The Regents said our values ​​and commitment to our mission have not changed,” the letter continued. “We can continue to effectively serve our communities from different life experiences, origin and perspectives without requiring statements of diversity.”

UC can and should pursue the diversity in its faculty rents not only in race or gender, but also in intellectual slopes. However, unscrupulous political loyalty tests are as disgusting today as 75 years ago, when the lever law was passed.

Beyond the ironic is that Donald Trump, who in many ways imitates Joe McCarthy’s witches, cancel something that UC should never do first.

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