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A university president makes a case against cowardice

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451 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 12:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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CSMastermind ◴[03 Apr 25 21:21 UTC] No.43575593[source]▶
As far as I'm concerned universities lost the moral high ground when they prioritized ideology over truth-seeking, elevated identity over excellence, ostracized political outsiders, and lost all viewpoint diversity.
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DFHippie ◴[03 Apr 25 21:27 UTC] No.43575658[source]▶
Which are not things they did.
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1. dekhn ◴[03 Apr 25 23:13 UTC] No.43576597[source]▶
I consider UC's statement of diversity (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/ucla-dei-statement.htm... and then 6 months later https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/us/diversity-statements-u...) to be a form of ideology over truth seeking: """Candidates who did not “look outstanding” on diversity, the vice provost at U.C. Davis instructed search committees, could not advance, no matter the quality of their academic research. Credentials and experience would be examined in a later round."""