I appreciate the point you’re making, but I think it (and the article) glides past something important. The bundle of ideas called “DEI” don’t refer to broad, t

I appreciate the point you’re making, but I think it (and the article) glides past something important. The bundle of ideas called “DEI” don’t refer to broad, time-tested principles that are inherently aligned with the mission of higher education. Instead, they refer to a prescriptive and narrow political ideology — one that is modern and largely driven by groupthink. It is very possible to be thoroughly committed to the underlying aims of DEI while critiquing its methodologies. Yet, fealty oaths like those discussed in the article arguably create a chilling environment where such intellectual exploration cannot thrive. And that DOES conflict with some very time-honored ideas about what universities are here for.