I challenge your characterization of anyone who's not from Stanford or an Ivy as dumb However, if that's what you want to believe then more power to you. Hire

I challenge your characterization of anyone who's not from Stanford or an Ivy as dumb However, if that's what you want to believe then more power to you. Hire whoever you want. I'm just agreeing with OP that the target of diversity programs is decidedly not to get diversity of life experience -- because there are much better ways to attain that than hiring by skin color or gender.