Political statements, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) declarations, were voted out of UNC’s promotion and tenure procedures.
To curb the spread of “woke” ideas, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill approved a resolution banning diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) announcements and preferential treatment of certain groups in employment.
On Thursday, the Board of Governors at UNC boldly decided to prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statements and required speech requirements for admission, promotion, and tenure.
The university “shall neither solicit nor require an employee or applicant for academic admission or employment to affirmatively ascribe to or opine about beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles regarding matters of contemporary political debate or social action,” according to a resolution passed by the Board of Trustees.
“seeking or demanding declarations of commitment to specific beliefs on subjects of contemporary political discussion or social action contained on applications or qualifications for admission or employment” is a forbidden practice when assessing candidates or workers.
Fox News Online spoke with Kenny Xu, president of the nonprofit Color Us United, which advocates for a colorblind society, to discover more about the movement to abolish diversity and inclusion (DI) at medical schools. He believed that other schools would follow his school’s lead in responding to UNC’s decision.
“We believe in a color-blind, meritocratic society with high standards,” Xu told Fox News Digital. According to the authors, this is why they were so concerned when they “noticed wokeness and DEI entering the medical profession”: medicine is the one field where liberals, conservatives, and independents can agree that you need the most trained physician to deliver the best outcome.
He asserted that many people gave the diversity and inclusion movement a sideways glance when its proponents argued that teaching about social justice was more important than the biological practice of medicine or that patients needed doctors of a certain race.
A notable victory for Color Us United occurred when the Dean of the UNC Medical School publicly questioned diversity and inclusion (DEI) criteria used as part of the school’s recruiting and promotion processes.
According to the APT Guidelines, “a statement for each field is required as part of the C.V.” The applicant’s work ethos, philosophy, team projects, connections with mentees, and the impact of their work should all find a place in this statement.
The decision by the UNC board has been labeled a “pivotal step” that would be “applauded by some and hated by others” by Dr. Nche Zama, a former candidate for governor of Pennsylvania and current cardiothoracic surgeon at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital.
According to Fox News Digital, he said, “Ultimately, it’s a choice that is in the best interest of all our children who will grow up understanding that EXCELLENCE (not genetics or ethnicity) should be the final standard of their life.”
He went on to explain that the lack of a “flag of excellence” in students’ cumulative and personalized learning experiences across many years is at the root of the problems affecting our educational system. As a result, “many of our children are growing up in a cultural context that encourages self-hatred, entitlement, and poor ambitions,” he observed.
He claims that affirmative action and other “archaic time-tested placebos” are getting new attention because of the current educational atmosphere, which “ushered in the recent disastrous rush for quick-fix remedies in the guise of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality.”
In response to an announcement earlier this month that the university would be taking efforts to challenge woke ideology on campus, a member of the UNC board has described the new School of Civic Life and Leadership as an effort to “level the playing field” for a dialogue on campus.
Trustee Marty Kotis clarified that when one side is represented and the other is suddenly able to speak up, it may look like they are attempting to “aim,” but in reality, they are only trying to preserve a fair playing field.
To that end, we’d like to provide a space where individuals don’t worry about being judged for sharing their thoughts and may openly discuss the perspectives of others without fear of retaliation. In its address to incoming freshmen, Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz said that college “will not be happy and frequently downright awful.” These skills are crucial if our democracy is to endure and our children are to have a bright future.