Applicants were required to explain how they would enhance diversity. Free-speech advocates and others said that requirement enforced groupthink.
MIT Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements for Hiring Faculty
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Applicants were required to explain how they would enhance diversity. Free-speech advocates and others said that requirement enforced groupthink.