Why does U-M keep performing her pieces?
Tag: diversity
When Inclusion Becomes Exclusive: Why DEI 1.0 Failed
The university’s resources to make teaching more inclusive seem designed to have the opposite effect.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of DEI 1.0
The university is becoming a bit more diverse, much more insulated, and significantly less happy.
Affirmative Action Frankenstein: How U of M Bypasses Prop. 2
This October, the Michigan Daily published an article detailing the progress of the University of Michigan’s five-year Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) plan, an initiative launched in October 2016. The article features quotes from an interview with LSA Dean Andrew Martin, particularly on the topic of faculty diversity. Speaking candidly, Martin states that recently-launched tenureship […]
Report: U of M’s $85 million Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Plan
In October of 2016, the University of Michigan launched a new, 5-year long initiative named the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) plan. In an official statement released by President Mark Schlissel, the plan’s primary goal is stated as the creation of a “vibrant climate of inclusiveness” on campus. To address campus diversity, the plan pledged […]
Is U-M’s Students4Justice Demanding a Segregated Space on Campus?
In response to racist and anti-Semitic emails sent to College of Engineering students last week, Students4Justice, a student organization at the University of Michigan, coordinated a sit-in at the Michigan Union on February 9. The sit-in sought to bring attention to the organization’s list of demands for the University, which criticizes the school’s “dedication to […]
Board of Regents to Spend $10 Million on Already Renovated Multicultural Center
If the new multicultural center truly is for all cultures on campus, then it is for all students to decide its necessity. If, however, the center is not for all cultures to share, then how can the University justify spending $10 million on an exclusionary institution? We must honestly ask ourselves whether we should abandon democracy to spend so much money on this new center.
Students Demand Diversity at Campus Wide Summit
Featuring President Mark Schlissel himself and emceed by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Clarence Page, the event was just one part of a roughly week long “Campuswide Diversity Summit” that focused on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Michigan.