I had the good fortune to benefit from the possibility for the recruitment of talented minorities. I believe this should still be true: we should continue to recruit talented individuals from diverse groups that include poor whites and Asians. We can have integrated workplaces and campuses if we become creative in how we define diversity and how we go about pursuing it: not merely based on the obviousness of race or ethnicity, but on concepts like character and vision. I believe we can accomplish this approach to diversity goals within the confines of current state and federal laws.
Treating everyone equally under the law should be a given. Recruiting talented individuals and helping where needed on an equal basis is where our nation should be headed if we are to achieve equality of opportunity in an atmosphere of mutual respect.
I strongly believe that this alternative approach to diversifying institutions can be a counter to America’s divisive DEI programs. It should work because of what we know about human nature and, I dare say, what I have personally witnessed during my lifetime.
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