UC Berkeley uses DEI point system on all new faculty hires
Breccan F. Thies
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The University of California, Berkeley, uses a diversity, equity, and inclusion point system to weed out potential faculty members, according to documents obtained by a campus speech watchdog.
The documents were obtained by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression after a two-year-long battle with the school over a public records request, in the course of which the free speech organization threatened legal action if UC Berkeley did not produce the materials.
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The rubric assigns lower scores to applicants who demonstrate less commitment to DEI. For example, it gives a score of just 1-2 points to applicants who have “little expressed knowledge of, or experience with, dimensions of diversity” or “may discount the importance of diversity.”
Applicants who “discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values that every faculty member should actively contribute to advancing” receive 4-5 points.
The rubric identifies three areas of focus for assessing an applicant’s dedication to DEI: knowledge, track record, and plans for advancing the ideology.
Those who score a 1-2 in the track record section are supposed to go beyond the “activities that are already the expectation of faculty” and will be marked down if the activities were only “oriented toward informing oneself.”
Preferred candidates, who score a 4-5, have a “consistent track record that spans multiple years” and that is spread throughout research and teaching, for example. Ideally, a candidate would have led a student organization that “supports underrepresented individuals.”
Looking toward the future, applicants who do not provide detailed plans to implement DEI if hired at the school, or are merely “happy to ‘help out'” receive a 1-2.
Among other things, a top candidate would have intentions to be “a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion” within their department and field.
UC Berkeley is open about its advancement of DEI ideology, but the point system rubric shows how such an ideology can turn from theoretical to practical, detailing how such statements can be used against an applicant in the hiring process.
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“Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley,” a note on all advertisements for academic positions at the school reads. “Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity and inclusion.”
UC Berkeley did not respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.