“Students who identify as diverse in some way.”
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How can someone pay tuition to be educated by an institution that would publish something that ridiculous? How could qualified administrators read that and not throw themselves into a wood-chipper? How could anyone even think such nonsense and not realize that something had gone seriously wrong with their internal wiring?
Those of us who are still capable of rational thought have long recognized that the DEI fad sustains itself by flamboyant virtue-signalling without substance. It is nurtured by fake science (no, there are no studies that “prove” that diverse staffs, leadership and organizations are any more effective at achieving their goals than homogeneous ones) and hypocrisy: certain groups get to benefit from “diversity, equity and inclusion,” but those same groups are deemed exempt from the application of those policies in their own organizations and activities. There was no “diversity” in the televised NAACP awards last week that went only to black artists. A political ad running in the D.C. area right now includes a black voter saying, “It’s important to me that my representatives look like me, but just as important that they care about my interests.” Inclusion?
I guess, then, Temple’s fatuous announcement is what we can expect when DEI hiring—that is, hiring based on color, ethnicity, gender and sexual proclivities rather than talent, skill, experience and merit—has its inevitable effect on DEI adminsitration: it will get dumber and dumber. The policies and implementation will get increasingly irresponsible, ridiculous and self-evidently bats. Only then will the majority of the public relegate the whole silly and destructive movement to the cultural landfill where it belongs.
And for the record, I absolutely “identify as diverse” in many ways. I’d be at reception, and would dare them to throw me out. Any Temple student of any kind who doesn’t crash that event is a weenie.
Ethics Alarms 
Looks to me like this is a sign that anti-DEI efforts are working. They don’t dare specify any particular minority groups or those like Equal Protection Project will after them.
So yeah, I hope a bunch of white straight male students show up, with each saying what makes them unique. “I feel like redheads are underrepresented.”
Yes, I think that is what this means. Trapped by their own absurdity and bigotry.
Division Exclusion Inequity
PWS
Must keep the DEI thingy relevant because there are a lot of high-paying jobs with nice benefits attached to it. A fringe benefit is that the entire concept is divisive.
Oooh, does this event include those with a diversity of opinions??
No, now that’s a bridge too far. Double plus ungood thoughts not allowed.
Jack wrote, “Is This Temple University Announcement Peak DEI Stupid? We Can Hope…”
Never underestimate how stupid stupid people can get, they will always surprise you.
I can see that they’re trying to build connections between the faculty in general and the students who might not easily form such connections with their teachers. I guess they figured this was easier than making sure that teachers pay attention to who they’re paying attention to and reach out to students who aren’t participating as much.
I appreciate their allowance for self-reporting, at least. If the students want to separate themselves into groups and have an event for each group, that might work if people don’t take it too seriously. I think de facto differences like “English as a second language” might work better, though.