ONE MORE UNIVERSITY IN DISARRAY: In August, I posted something about the University of San Diego s&

Of course, the BLM course is just the tip of USD s woke iceberg. I feel like I could spend the rest of my life reading through USD s various diversity, equity and inclusion and anti-racist initiatives. Consider, for example, the long list of recommendations currently being made by USD s Anti-Racist Task Force (created by the University Provost and the Faculty Senate). Among them are Mandatory Annual Campus-Wide Anti-Racism Training and a Revision to USD s Hate Crimes and Acts of Intolerance Policies, more support for Faculty Affinity Groups, more admissions office staffing for recruiting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students, more staffing at the Black Student Resource Commons, a Black Summer Immersion Program, Evaluation of Campus Artifacts to remove those tied to the oppression of BIPOC community members, more social gatherings for BIPOC faculty, a minority hiring plan to promote BIPOC faculty hires, a BIPOC mentorship program for BIPOC faculty, Enhanced Support of Black Graduate Students, and Additional Financial Aid for Black Students. Programs like USD s Honors Program are encouraged to examine their recruitment strategies to dismantle existing racist or bias practices.

They needn t have made the recommendation to evaluate campus artifacts to remove those tied to the oppression of BIPOCs. USD has already put its statue of Saint Junipero Serra in storage for safe keeping.

By the way, our engineering school is working hard to dismantle the myth of meritocracy in the United States and in the engineering discipline. Think twice before you cross a bridge designed at USD.

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Gail Heriot.