I don’t know how to feel about this. I think I fundamentally agree.
Like, yes, inherently as with anything, DEI can be taken too far and money can be wasted on projects that don’t really have a benefit. In a normal time I’d be interested in that pragmatic conversation.
At the same time, right now, arguing the relative value of whether this DEI program is worthwhile and that one not isn’t really the conversation. Shifting the conversation there is a victory for the administration. They’ll continue slashing everything that has a whiff of DEI and we can bicker about “actually this one being cut bothers me… those ones though, I see their point.”
Meanwhile, we are seeing in another thread that “trans” and “queer” are being erased. Maybe it’s worth a debate about which LGBTQ people we protect. Maybe we’re still okay with the LGB but really the T and Q can be dropped. [/red]
Women and minorities were a target for funding back in the 2000s. In many fields women and minorities are dramatically under represented.
When I was in grad school in Louisiana, we had more black students in my department from outside the country than in. I think 3-5 from outside the US and 1 from inside in a program with about 40-60 students in any particular year over 8 years (so some overlap of student body across multiple years). The state’s population is close to 50% black. Something was wrong where American ethnic minorities aren’t making it into grad school programs.
That sucks. One of the results of DEI that I liked is that they could become role models for disadvantaged communities. I guess they could become role models for their home countries but there’ll be much fewer for local communities.
Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website. The amended version curtails her legacy of championing women in science and removes all mentions of the observatory’s efforts to reduce barriers for women and other historically underrepresented groups in the field.
JPMorganChase chief Jamie Dimon had two messages for banking giant’s employees at a town hall yesterday: 1. Some diversity programs are a waste of money. 2. Appeals against the bank’s 5-day RTO are a waste of time. “I saw how we were spending money on some of this stupid sh-t, and it really pissed me off,” Dimon said about DEI initiatives, according to a recording of the townhall meeting reported by Bloomberg’s Bernadette Toh and Amber Choudhury. “I’m just gonna cancel them. I don’t like wasted money in bureaucracy.” Among the wasted efforts, in Dimon’s view: “I was never a firm believer in bias training.” Regarding the RTO and hybrid work, Dimon said managers will have zero say over their teams’ workplace arrangements. “There is no chance that I will leave it up to managers. Zero chance. The abuse that took place is extraordinary,” he said.
It’s abusive if managers think their employees are getting work done? Employees were bribing their managers? What kind of abuse is he talking about here?
How about managers who let themselves get taken advantage of by their own employees as long as “they get their job done” even if that only takes them 10 hours a week? Maybe the manager is part of it as long as everyone “looks busy”. How do you know if the team is underperforming generally when things are complicated and sometimes you just can’t get things through the system as fast as you would like?
I don’t think much of that has to do with working from home as people can be just as unproductive in the office. Maybe your a process owner and your process only takes you 4 hours a day to complete, but at any point during the day, someone could ask you a question that enables them to move forward their own work. Since you checked out after lunch, it all sits another day down the line.
Headline is mildly click baity – the nazi flag can be displayed under the bill because it is historically significant, presumably to be shown in class. Pride flags are apparently not part of legitimate historical study.
The employee worked for Harmony Hospitality as a night auditor and “styled himself in conformity with male gender stereotypes” at work, according to the EEOC’s original lawsuit. But when he was called in for a meeting outside of working hours, he wore “capri-cut joggers, pink-painted nails, and box braids.”
Upon learning about the employee’s gender identity and sexual orientation, Harmony Hospitality’s co-owner said the employee needed to be “hidden” because of his appearance, and seven hours later, he was fired via text message, the lawsuit alleges.
Apparently in the new administration, this is fine.
Taken literally, this implies no more black student associations or other affinity organizations on campus.
The letter mentions a wide range of university programs and policies that could be subject to an OCR investigation, including “hiring, promotion, compensation, financial aid, scholarships, prizes, administrative support, discipline, housing, graduation ceremonies, and all other aspects of student, academic, and campus life.”