MIT Eliminates Diversity Statement Requirement For Faculty Applicants, Says ‘They Don’t Work’

Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images By ESSENCE Staff ·Updated May 9, 2024

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced that it will no longer require diversity statements from prospective faculty.

According to The Hill, the school said President Sally Kornbluth directed the decision “with the support of the Provost, Chancellor, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and all six academic deans,”

“My goals are to tap into the full scope of human

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