Testifying before Congress on Dec. 5, the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania presented themselves as Ivy League guardians of the First Amendment. Their testimony provoked bipartisan congressional outrage. Harvard, MIT, Penn and other universities had offered little more than institutional shrugs as pro-Hamas, anti-Israel protests explicitly threatened violence against Jewish students […]
Tag: Equity
Are DEI initiatives dying a slow death?
A wave of attacks against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from conservative leaders in the U.S. has brought renewed attention to such efforts amid calls to ban DEI programs. In recent months, Republicans have taken swipes at DEI initiatives. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called such programs at educational institutions “hostile to academic freedom.” […]