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As a university professor, I can assure you that, in fact, “received food stamps growing up” and “first generation college student” are both identities that are

As a university professor, I can assure you that, in fact, “received food stamps growing up” and “first generation college student” are both identities that are specifically listed in DEI programs I am familiar with, for example special NIH fellowships for PhD sty to promote a diverse academia. I’m sorry that you were misinformed.

zmgsabst 3y ago
Probably because universities promote those programs exclusively on protected class, not circumstance. To the point that I believe claiming they’re focused on circumstance is a polite fiction to give cover for the institutional bigotry the Supreme Court condemned at Harvard and UNC.
ltbarcly3 3y ago
You are the one that is misinformed. Here is the DEI dashboard for my university. Please point out where “received food stamps growing up” and “first generation college student” are mentioned? Because, very obviously, they only care about ethnicity and gender. https://www.usmd.edu/IRIS/Dashboard/Diversity-and-Inclusion/?view=UMCP https://www.usmd.edu/IRIS/Dashboard/Diversity-and-Inclusion/...
- ckemere 3y ago
  This is specifically what I had in mind: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-031.html https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-0... Keep in mind that administrative programs like DEI offices are often unsupported virtue signaling. What matters is government and private funding, and there are absolutely opportunities in both arenas for support for “heterosexual white males” who come from unusual backgrounds. In your case, I’d suggest NSF graduate fellowships and the Simon’s foundation.
  - nvm0n2 3y ago
    > administrative programs like DEI offices are often unsupported virtue signaling That isn't what it looks like from the outside. The explanation circulating for how Claudine Gay ended up president of Harvard is that Harvard's DEI office was allowed to veto any candidate who wasn't diverse.

zmgsabst 3y ago

Probably because universities promote those programs exclusively on protected class, not circumstance. To the point that I believe claiming they’re focused on circumstance is a polite fiction to give cover for the institutional bigotry the Supreme Court condemned at Harvard and UNC.

ltbarcly3 3y ago

You are the one that is misinformed. Here is the DEI dashboard for my university. Please point out where “received food stamps growing up” and “first generation college student” are mentioned? Because, very obviously, they only care about ethnicity and gender. https://www.usmd.edu/IRIS/Dashboard/Diversity-and-Inclusion/?view=UMCP https://www.usmd.edu/IRIS/Dashboard/Diversity-and-Inclusion/...

ckemere 3y ago
This is specifically what I had in mind: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-031.html https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-20-0... Keep in mind that administrative programs like DEI offices are often unsupported virtue signaling. What matters is government and private funding, and there are absolutely opportunities in both arenas for support for “heterosexual white males” who come from unusual backgrounds. In your case, I’d suggest NSF graduate fellowships and the Simon’s foundation.
- nvm0n2 3y ago
  > administrative programs like DEI offices are often unsupported virtue signaling That isn't what it looks like from the outside. The explanation circulating for how Claudine Gay ended up president of Harvard is that Harvard's DEI office was allowed to veto any candidate who wasn't diverse.