Editor's Foreword
CSHE is devoted to supporting open and civil debate on key issues facing higher education. The ROPS contribution posted below by Steven Brint and Komi Frey discusses the University of California policies and practices of using DEI statements in the hiring and advancement of faculty, and how these policies and practices intersect with academic freedom as well as broader issues related to the contemporary academic culture of universities—what some may view as a controversial issue within the academy.
Because the editors of ROPS anticipated differing views regarding their analysis, and for the purpose of supporting and open and constructive discussion, we asked a group of highly qualified scholars to offer their critiques resulting in six Commentaries offered below as individual ROPS contributions. Authors are responsible for the content, and the views and interpretations expressed are not necessarily those of CSHE's research staff and other affiliated researchers.
John Aubrey Douglass
ROPS Editor
October, 23, 2023
ROPS Special Thematic Issue: October 2023
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Is the University of California Drifting Toward Conformism? The Challenges of Representation and the Climate for Academic Freedom by Steven Brint and Komi Frey. CSHE. 5. 2023 (October 2023)
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Commentary: Faculty are Conformist and That is Why We Need DEI and Academic Freedom by Henry Reichman. CSHE. 6. 2023 (October 2023)
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Commentary: Disentangling Diversity's Web of Ambiguity and Conflicts: A Beginning by Johnnella Butler. CSHE 7. 2023 (October 2023)
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Commentary: A Thriving Intellectual Community Relies on Diversity by Sharon Inkelas and Erwin Chemerinsky. CSHE. 8. 2023 (October 2023)
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Commentary: On "Putting Lipstick on A Pig": Beware "Moderate" Critiques of DEI Statements Dressed as Concern for Academic Freedom by Uma Jayakumar. CSHE. 9. 2023 (October 2023)
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Commentary: DEI Statements Reclassify Ideas Arbitrarily by David Hollinger. CSHE. 10. 2023 (October 2023)
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Commentary: What About Class? By Georgia Warnke. CSHE.11. 2023 (October 2023)
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Response to the Commentators by Steven Brint. CSHE. 12. 2023 (October 2023)