{"id":40457,"date":"2025-03-21T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=40457"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T18:45:08","slug":"university-of-california-bans-diversity-statements-in-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/university-of-california-bans-diversity-statements-in-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"University of California bans diversity statements in hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Aarya%20Mukherjee\">Aarya Mukherjee<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Riya%20Chopra\">Riya Chopra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mar 19, 2025 (DailyCal.org)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/dailycal.org\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/1\/cc\/1cc317e1-3dae-4ae9-ba96-b7bfb542e73b\/67dbb26078a6b.image.jpg?resize=400%2C258\" alt=\"diversity_Ethan Mauk_ss.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Ethan%20Mauk\">Ethan Mauk | Senior Staff<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of California will no longer permit the use of \u201cdiversity statements\u201d in hiring following a directive from the Board of Regents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, the UC Board of Regents directed the University to eliminate any required diversity statements for new hires,\u201d Regents Chair Janet Reilly said in a statement. \u201cWhile the University has no systemwide policies requiring the submission of diversity statements as part of employment applications, some programs and departments have used this practice in the past.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move was announced in a letter from UC Berkeley professor and university provost Katherine S. Newman to UC administrators and campus officials Wednesday. Newman\u2019s letter clarifies that \u201cstand-alone diversity statements will no longer be permitted in recruitments.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These diversity statements typically ask applicants for their professional experience with or contributions to equity, diversity and inclusion. Since 2015, the UC system\u2019s APM 210-1.d policy has emphasized the consideration of contributions to equal opportunity and diversity in hiring. The policy is thought of by many as a pivotal step in the proliferation of diversity statements at universities across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This announcement comes late Wednesday night as the regents convene for three days in Los Angeles. While UC President Michael V. Drake announced a systemwide hiring freeze early in the day, he made no mention of this move.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Aarya%20Mukherjee\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bde352bf1a5f50b488c2a1f9cf239463?d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Aarya Mukherjee\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Aarya%20Mukherjee\">Aarya Mukherjee<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy News Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:amukherjee@dailycal.org\">Author email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Follow Aarya Mukherjee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Riya%20Chopra\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dd9ec6ceac2514461d2247d1c0875574?d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Riya Chopra\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailycal.org\/users\/profile\/Riya%20Chopra\">Riya Chopra<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:rchopra@dailycal.org\">Author email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Follow Riya Chopra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of California will no longer permit the use of \u201cdiversity statements\u201d in hiring following a directive from the Board of Regents. \u201cToday, the UC Board of Regents directed the University to eliminate any required diversity statements for new hires,\u201d Regents Chair Janet Reilly said in a statement. \u201cWhile&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/21\/university-of-california-bans-diversity-statements-in-hiring\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40457"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40458,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40457\/revisions\/40458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}