A demand to delete "DEI statements" in job applications came from the conservative Goldwater Institute after a review showed their prevalence.

Letters to the Editor: Diversity statements still have their place in UC, CSU and community college hiring The campus of Cal State Northridge.

Diversity Statements Are Being Banned. Here’s What Might Replace Them. As academic disparities hurt colleges’ retention efforts, advocates are pushing for a way forward.

In many American universities, prospective professors are now expected to include lengthy diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statements in their job applications. Eschewing academic freedom ...

The decision ends a UC practice requiring job applicants to submit written testimonials about how they have worked to enhance diversity.

The University of California was sued over its use of diversity statements in 2023, but the case was tossed out by a federal judge in January 2024.

In a memo sent July 8 to tenure system faculty, deans, school directors and chairpersons, Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko ...

Academic statements are the documents that make up the academic dossier or application packet. This dossier usually comprises the academic cover letter, usually called a “job letter” or letter of ...

The University of California informed its system’s leaders in a letter that it will stop using diversity statements for hiring practices across all its schools.

UMich eliminates diversity statements in faculty hiring, promotion and tenure The University of Michigan Office of the Provost eliminated the use of diversity statements in faculty hiring, promotion ...

The UC announced Wednesday that it will no longer require diversity statements as part of hiring processes. The University has asked job applicants to explain how they would contribute to ...

LOS ANGELES — University of California leaders say they are eliminating a years-old practice of requiring faculty job applicants to submit "diversity statements," a move that comes after the Trump ...