MIT abandons use of DEI statements

Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by eli_gottlieb on Monday May 06, 2024 @08:58PM (#40281182)

>Are we so conditioned to think of disadvantaged groups as inferior that the idea of expanding access to members of historically under-represented groups appears to you to be definitionally at odds with being a selective institution?

I was assuming that diversity and inclusion was not reducible to the proverbial "talented tenth" of various demographic groups but in fact entailed serving the 99%.

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Re:MIT abandons use of DEI statements by ForHackernews on Sunday May 12, 2024 @05:31AM (#40333209)

I guess I take it for granted that top research universities intend to directly serve top students and researchers, and the general public will benefit indirectly from the research they produce.

If you entirely reject the idea of meritocracy, then yeah, go nuts. Just hold a lottery and the 2,000 luckiest kids that year go to MIT.

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