EDITORS' CORNER
OPINION
Colorado School of Mines is looking for more adjunct faculty this spring semester – and those who are racial or sexual minorities are especially wanted.
The job posting for the public university in Golden is relatively generic, seeking just “adjunct faculty” without any reference to what courses would be taught or even the subject matter.
In some cases, the school is not even seeking someone with a master’s degree.
However, there is something specific the school wants – DEI.
“We strongly encourage people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities to apply,” the school states on its job opening. “Mines welcomes everyone to our team; in your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example – she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).”
The latter sentence is a clever little trick by the university to signal that “veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities” are not really the targeted hiring field, but rather people confused about their gender and sexuality. Proponents of DEI like to lump veterans in with their favored groups so they can accuse opponents of being against hiring former military.
But it is clear the goal is to hire people based on their skin color or sexual inclinations.
The university uses the same language on its “temporary researcher hourly evergreen” opening.
The language is not on there by mistake – Chief Human Resources Officer Christine Homer has a consulting business on how organizations can implement DEI practices.
She also lists a certificate in “Diversity and Inclusion for HR” from “eCornell.” The program can cost up to $4,000 and takes a few hours per week, spread out over three months.
Here’s some free advice to learn in a second – it is illegal, and wrong, to discriminate on the basis of race or in favor of someone because they are not heterosexual.
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