You are literally arguing against history, not me. The history I described is playing out even today as more universities abandon preferential admissions for children of alumni.
>We face many challenges as a community, including entrenched bias, both conscious and unconscious; self-reinforcing cycles of preferential treatment towards people with particular characteristics; limited awareness of the impediments faced by our colleagues that stem from racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia
It goes on to talk about actions taken to deal with this:
>We will provide resources - including time, materials, financial support, and facilities - to promote education about diversity, equity, and inclusion within our department and to support our engagement on these themes with external communities
>An atmosphere of trust and accountability is a prerequisite for complete and honest reporting. Discrimination in academic settings can be subtle and complex, and it is not always recognized immediately. Even when racism, gender discrimination, and harassment are overt, victims can have a legitimate perception of powerlessness to address it.
There's LITERALLY not a single one mention of wealth, or money, or class in the entire document. There is about bias, about race, about sex. It ends with this:
>We ask that all community members pledge:
>● To seek out knowledge on the forms, causes, and impacts of bias
>● To acknowledge that we are all susceptible to bias, and to strive to be anti-discriminatory with respect to race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, disability, socioeconomic status, citizenship, and cultural background
>● To engage constructively and respectfully with people of varied backgrounds and perspectives
>● To prioritize empathy and consideration, and to avoid making assumptions or judgements
>● To be alert for instances of injustice or discrimination, and to intercede by speaking out against
injustice
Pray tell, what part of all of this is supposed to be about dealing with wealth disparities? And again, how can you possibly argue about wealth disparities in terms of gender for college-aged people? It's insane.
I'm not arguing against history, you are arguing against reality.
University of Pennsylvania, which I picked because it was the literal first university mentioned in the article in the OP:
https://www.ese.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ESE-Sta...
And I quote:
>We face many challenges as a community, including entrenched bias, both conscious and unconscious; self-reinforcing cycles of preferential treatment towards people with particular characteristics; limited awareness of the impediments faced by our colleagues that stem from racism, sexism, ableism, transphobia
It goes on to talk about actions taken to deal with this:
>We will provide resources - including time, materials, financial support, and facilities - to promote education about diversity, equity, and inclusion within our department and to support our engagement on these themes with external communities
>An atmosphere of trust and accountability is a prerequisite for complete and honest reporting. Discrimination in academic settings can be subtle and complex, and it is not always recognized immediately. Even when racism, gender discrimination, and harassment are overt, victims can have a legitimate perception of powerlessness to address it.
There's LITERALLY not a single one mention of wealth, or money, or class in the entire document. There is about bias, about race, about sex. It ends with this:
>We ask that all community members pledge: >● To seek out knowledge on the forms, causes, and impacts of bias
>● To acknowledge that we are all susceptible to bias, and to strive to be anti-discriminatory with respect to race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, religion, disability, socioeconomic status, citizenship, and cultural background
>● To engage constructively and respectfully with people of varied backgrounds and perspectives
>● To prioritize empathy and consideration, and to avoid making assumptions or judgements
>● To be alert for instances of injustice or discrimination, and to intercede by speaking out against injustice
Pray tell, what part of all of this is supposed to be about dealing with wealth disparities? And again, how can you possibly argue about wealth disparities in terms of gender for college-aged people? It's insane.