‘Momentum undeniably growing’: More elite colleges look to end DEI hiring mandates

Earlier this month, the Cornell Free Speech Alliance sent a memo to supporters with apparent good news — the Ivy League university had recently removed information and links about mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion statements from faculty recruitment and hiring webpages.

“When Will Cornell terminate its use of DEI statements? Based on the above reported observation,” the memo stated, “CFSA hopes the answer is NOW!”

Cornell spokesperson Lindsey Knewstub told The College Fix the university has no comment on the matter at this time.

But if Cornell does officially scrap its requirements, it would not be the first elite institution to end the use of mandatory DEI statements as part of the hiring decision process. In May, MIT ended the practice. In early June, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences followed suit.