> They say that any candidate who does not discuss gender or race must be awarded low marks. The same goes for any earnest classical liberal who “explicitly states the intention to ignore the varying backgrounds of their students and ‘treat everyone the same’.”
What is wrong with treating everyone the same? Isn't that anti-racist by definition?
> They say that any candidate who does not discuss gender or race must be awarded low marks.
For starters, explicitly not defending this. I think it's stupid. For race in particular, I've seen a lot more damage done by well-meaning but tone-deaf attempts at DEI than by people just being normal non-shitty humans.
>> The same goes for any earnest classical liberal who “explicitly states the intention to ignore the varying backgrounds of their students and ‘treat everyone the same’.
> What is wrong with treating everyone the same? Isn't that anti-racist by definition?
No, because "backgrounds" here can also mean "academic background" or "financial background" or a million other things that aren't race or gender.
If I were at an institution with a sizable population of academically under-prepared students then I wouldn't hire a faculty member who said they have no plan for how to differentiate their instruction and support academically under-prepared students, or non-traditional (read: older working) student, etc.
thwayunion|3 years ago
For starters, explicitly not defending this. I think it's stupid. For race in particular, I've seen a lot more damage done by well-meaning but tone-deaf attempts at DEI than by people just being normal non-shitty humans.
>> The same goes for any earnest classical liberal who “explicitly states the intention to ignore the varying backgrounds of their students and ‘treat everyone the same’.
> What is wrong with treating everyone the same? Isn't that anti-racist by definition?
No, because "backgrounds" here can also mean "academic background" or "financial background" or a million other things that aren't race or gender.
If I were at an institution with a sizable population of academically under-prepared students then I wouldn't hire a faculty member who said they have no plan for how to differentiate their instruction and support academically under-prepared students, or non-traditional (read: older working) student, etc.