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Federal Government’s letter to Harvard demanding changes [pdf] by moelf

Federal Government’s letter to Harvard demanding changes [pdf] by moelf

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    bondarchuk
    Posted April 14, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    The points "Viewpoint Diversity in Admissions and Hiring" and "Discontinuation of DEI" seem inconsistent. Enforcing "viewpoint diversity" is a DEI practice in all but name. Actually, it is even in the name. Also with the merit-based stuff, of course. What if people of merit skew towards certain viewpoints? Then hiring/admissions won't be merit based after all?

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    rich_sasha
    Posted April 14, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    Six months ago all these Ivy League universities were holier than thou and anyone else. I'll enjoy seeing them making a principled stand in defence of their ethical high ground. Columbia lead the way.

  • Post Author
    dang
    Posted April 14, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    Related ongoing thread: Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changeshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43684536

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    CodeWriter23
    Posted April 14, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    [flagged]

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    jl6
    Posted April 14, 2025 at 7:59 pm

    > Viewpoint Diversity in Admissions and Hiring. By August 2025, the University shall commission an external party, which shall satisfy the federal government as to its competence and good faith, to audit the student body, faculty, staff, and leadership for viewpoint diversity, such that each department, field, or teaching unit must be individually viewpoint diverse.

    I kind of hope they go through with this just for the comedy. If students and staff have to fill out some kind of viewpoint survey, the only rational strategy is for them to randomize their answers to minimize the chance of being in the group that gets told “sorry, we have too many of your type this year”.

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    ProllyInfamous
    Posted April 14, 2025 at 8:19 pm

    [flagged]

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    johnea
    Posted April 14, 2025 at 10:02 pm

    I'm amazed this isn't flagged.

    The earnest determination of segemnts of the HN comments "community" to prevent discussion of topics they don't agree with is almost as concerning as the actions of this adminstration.

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