> But wouldn't the message be quite clear—if you want a job here, or if you want to keep your job (especially if you're untenured), or if you want a promotion,

> But wouldn't the message be quite clear—if you want a job here, or if you want to keep your job (especially if you're untenured), or if you want a promotion, you'd be wisest to express pro-war positions, or at least keep your anti-war positions to yourselves? And is that consistent with the First Amendment and academic freedom principles? Yes, the message is quite clear. Universities want people who appreciate diversity. I'm not sure the war analogy is the amazing argument the author thinks it is. Like the author is saying, "wouldn't it be wrong if universities asked a leading question about war? Then why is ok to ask for DEI statements?" But what the author misses is that, if being pro-war aligned with the university's goals, then yes, the university would be right to ask a leading, pro-war question. I'm sure departments ask plenty of leading questions on more mundane, less contentious topics. There's a reason why individual universities gain reputations for having specific "schools of thought." There is always an element of self-selection.