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

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

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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

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