Is the tide turning on DEI in Academia?

It seems that some school systems are reconsidering their DEI litmus tests. For instance, Georgia’s public university system eliminated DEI requirements in July. It put out a statement saying that hiring decisions should be “free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths.”

I’d like to ascribe this change to a genuine change of heart, but it’s telling that this policy shift came right after the Supreme Court’s ruling that racial preferences in college admissions are unlawful.

It goes to show how much of a game changer that decision is. Schools now have reason to be concerned about lawsuits from applicants claiming discrimination.

[Yet another instance in which recalculated incentive structures deliver good results. More, please. — Ed]