The Hill (Lexi Lonas) reports:
[MIT] announced Monday it no longer will require diversity statements from prospective faculty.
The school said the decision was directed by President Sally Kornbluth "with the support of the Provost, Chancellor, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, 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 in a statement.
"We can build an inclusive environment in many ways, but compelled statements impinge on freedom of expression, and they don't work."
Very glad to see that. For my views on the subject, see this post, which I'm also passing along below:
