This is not new, only applied to programs instead of staff (which probably means it won't be as effective): Diversity Statements Required for One-Fifth of Acad

This is not new, only applied to programs instead of staff (which probably means it won't be as effective): Diversity Statements Required for One-Fifth of Academic Jobs - https://www.schoolinfosystem.org/2021/11/11/study-diversity-statements-required-for-one-fifth-of-academic-jobs/ https://www.schoolinfosystem.org/2021/11/11/study-diversity-... Life science jobs at Berkeley give precedence to candidates’ diversity and inclusion statements - https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2019/12/31/life-science-jobs-at-berkeley-with-hiring-giving-precedence-to-diversity-and-inclusion-statements/ https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2019/12/31/life-science-jobs-... FIRE calls on UC Santa Cruz to drop diversity statement mandate for faculty applicants - https://www.thefire.org/news/fire-calls-uc-santa-cruz-drop-diversity-statement-mandate-faculty-applicants https://www.thefire.org/news/fire-calls-uc-santa-cruz-drop-d... Minority professor denied grants because he hires on merit - https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/minority-professor-denied-grants-because-he-hires-on-merit-people-are-afraid-to-think https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/minority-professor-deni...