DEI Mandates and Academic Freedom

More American colleges are adopting DEI as a core value, affecting professors' tenure, hiring, and promotion. Has what was intended as solidarity turned into a “loyalty oath”? Those who agree say evaluations based on DEI statements harm professors who may not embrace an agenda, affecting academic freedom. Those disagreeing say the statements aren’t intended to push a viewpoint but to reward a professor’s actions. Now we debate: “Are DEI Mandates for University Faculties a Bad Idea?

Arguing Yes: Randall L. Kennedy, Professor at Harvard Law School   

Arguing No: Brian Soucek, Law Professor and Chancellor's Fellow at University of California, Davis 

Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates 

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