DEI vs. USD – The American Mind

Many conservative parents looking for moderately traditional college options for their children seek schools that are under the protective cover of a church. The University of San Diego (USD), a Catholic school with a law school not unfriendly to conservatives, may once have been such a safe haven, but no longer. Under President James Harris, the school has undergone a kind of hostile takeover by the forces of wokeness. The story of what happened to USD provides a cautionary tale to parents, donors, and students trying to outrun the spread of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), as detailed in a new report entitled The Woke Takeover at University of San Diego.

Until the George Floyd-BLM riots, USD had standard-fare diversity classes and diversity committees. Then, in Fall 2020, Harris and Provost Gail Baker established an Anti-Racism Task Force (ARTF), which established four sub-committees: Anti-Racism Training; Policies related to Acts of Intolerance and Acts of Hate; Faculty Recruitment, Hiring & Retention; and Student Recruitment and Retention. Its 28-page report, containing 41 recommendations, was released in December 2020. 

Among its recommendations were annual mandatory campus-wise antiracism training. This training was necessary, according to ARTF, because, students, faculty, and staff are experiencing acts of intolerance and hate. However, the University of San Diego reported no hate crimes in 2017 or 2018, according to its own mandatory Clery Act reporting, and no civil rights violations, either. The ARTF s report never bothers trying to justify its claim.

via americanmind.org

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