‘Watershed Moment’: University of Michigan Drops Faculty Diversity Statement Requirements
The university’s Board of Regents is reining in its DEI efforts — and additional reforms may be imminent.
The University of Michigan will do away with soliciting diversity statements in its faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure process, following a vote from its Board of Regents, the school’s provost announced on Thursday.
The policy change, which comes at the recommendation of an eight-member faculty working group, marks a significant about-face for the Ann Arbor school, which has faced heavy scrutiny for its expansive — and notoriously expensive — diversity, equity, and inclusion program.
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