Erec Smith – Free Black Thought
The Glenn Show
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Challenging the Effectiveness of Diversity Initiatives
In this chapter, the speaker shares their perspective as an employee working under the direction of a diversity officer at a college. They express their belief that many diversity initiatives in higher education are performative and ineffective. They criticize the concept of merit in the context of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and argue that DEI can hinder upward mobility for black people.
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