Move is to comply with state law passed by Governor Ron DeSantis that prohibits public funding of DEI programs

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  • Maalus@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    That doesn’t have to do with the topic at hand. Universities should be meritocracies, with the best of the best earning doctorates / degrees / positions. There shouldn’t be a situation where someone goes “well, your scores are better, but he is black so he gets the position”

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      4 months ago

      Your theory does not account for systemic racism, history of oppression, and socio-economic disadvantages that minorities face in America.

      If the only race who gets a fair shake in America is white people, albeit rich white people, then those will be the only ones to get into College based on meritocracy.

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        4 months ago

        Why would it account for those things?

        Maalus sees uni as a place to learn and expand human knowledge.

        You see it as a tool of social and political change.