The University of California informed its system’s leaders in a letter that it will stop using diversity statements for ...

Ill-disguised political loyalty tests are as loathsome today as they were 75 years ago when the Levering Act was passed.

The decision ends a UC practice requiring job applicants to submit written testimonials about how they have worked to enhance ...

The statements had risen in popularity as colleges sought to improve campus culture, but they drew criticism from ...

Trump administration is applying financial pressure to guide federally-funded schools away from DEI practices.

The Department of Education recently advised federally funded schools to stop using racial preferences as a factor in hiring ...

The decision came from the UC Board of Regents, who are currently gathered at UCLA in their first meeting since the federal ...

Staffers applying for roles at the university will no longer be required to submit a statement on how they plan to contribute ...

UC's diversity statement policy falls, drawing parallels to McCarthy-era loyalty oaths and sparking free speech debates.

The UC announced Wednesday that it will no longer require diversity statements as part of hiring processes. The University ...

The University of California will no longer require diversity statements in faculty hiring, provost Katherine Newman said ...

The University of California will no longer allow diversity statements to be used for faculty hiring, the system announced this week – abandoning a controversial practice that UC spearheaded for ...