> There is a huge difference between trying to counter institutional prejudice in order to improve the quality of the student body and work being done, and what

> There is a huge difference between trying to counter institutional prejudice in order to improve the quality of the student body and work being done, and whatever you think a religious “pledge of allegiance” is. In the eyes of the advocates for each, I actually don't know that there is. Religious pledges likely are intended to say "we want faculty who will teach and represent the values this school holds and that students expect out of this institution", which feels pretty much exactly like the rationale for DEI pledges.