How to Fix Diversity and Equity
Ritualized regimes of political expression must be rejected.
Illustration by The Chronicle May 27, 2021
Academic twitter lit up with acclaim when Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis announced that it had approved “new promotion and tenure options based on diversity, equity and inclusion work” earlier this month. A computer-science professor captured the prevailing sentiment: “Such amazing news! I hope more and more institutions will take this path.”
We can be certain that they will. Unfortunately, not only will this path fall short of its intended goals, but it will pose a serious threat to academic freedom.