Most of those have been around for decades. Some of them are legal requirements, at least in some contexts. Some are required by research funders and similar or

Most of those have been around for decades. Some of them are legal requirements, at least in some contexts. Some are required by research funders and similar organizations. Some must be included in a teaching statement, which became a popular requirement a decade or two before DEI statements. And all contribute to the administrative bloat everyone likes to complain about.