The Department of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder is committed to creating a collegial, mutually supportive, and inclusive culture. As outlined in the department’s Strategic Plan, ...

In 2024, I was honored to deliver the Roscoe Pound Lecture at the University of Nebraska College of Law. The article based on that lecture is now in print, and until the Nebraska Law Review updates ...

DEI statements, which outline job candidates’ experiences with and commitment to diverse student populations, have been relatively common in higher education in recent years. But conservative ...

Ann Arbor — Diversity statements will no longer be used in University of Michigan faculty hiring, promotion and tenure, a controversial move some argue would remove "litmus tests" that restrict ...

Recently, the VP of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) posted an essay arguing that the implementation of policies requiring applicants for faculty positions to submit Diversity Statements ...

When the University of Colorado Boulder launched its mission to weave the philosophies and practices of inclusive excellence across the campus, we at CMDI immediately asked ourselves some critical ...

D iversity statements have endured a rough few months. The statements, which generally ask people applying for faculty jobs or seeking promotion or tenure to describe how they can contribute to a ...

Professor Patrick Lawrence argues legislation on the agenda for a House committee meeting Wednesday, March 19, 2025, violate First Amendment free speech rights. (Stock photo by Getty Images) ...

The University of California will no longer allow diversity statements to be used for faculty hiring, the system announced this week – abandoning a controversial practice that UC spearheaded for over ...

This story was updated at 3:15 p.m. with additional reactions. The University of California will no longer require diversity statements for faculty applicants, university leaders announced. The change ...