That's from the NYS Education on Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education definitions, p. 60, also repeats the goal of equality of outcomes on the definition for "Systematic Equity", p.61.
And therein lies the “motte-and-bailey” tactic. One word with two meanings—one highly controversial and the other plain-vanilla-mom-and-apple-pie. They advocate for the former and, when called on it, say they were only talking about the latter.
The multiple and vague meanings of these terms is their achilles heel. Right now, many professors (like me) justify all sorts of things, like combating cheating, with DEI - stretching the definitions bit by bit. Once we stretch the definitions far enough out of shape, like a borrowed sweater, it will fit everyone.
One day some clever White Supremicist will apply powers of sophistry to include DEI terms in White Supremest statements. ("Our diversity is more than skin deep!")
Once swastika wearing thugs are trumpeting DEI it is officially dead.
EQUITY is the state, quality, or ideal
of being just, impartial, and fair. The
concept of equity is synonymous with
fairness and justice. To be achieved and
sustained, equity needs to be thought of
as a structural and systemic concept, and
not as idealistic. Equity is a robust system
and dynamic process that reinforces
and replicates equitable ideas, power,
resources, strategies, conditions, habits,
and outcomes.
That's from the NYS Education on Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education definitions, p. 60, also repeats the goal of equality of outcomes on the definition for "Systematic Equity", p.61.
https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/crs/culturally-responsive-sustaining-education-framework.pdf
And therein lies the “motte-and-bailey” tactic. One word with two meanings—one highly controversial and the other plain-vanilla-mom-and-apple-pie. They advocate for the former and, when called on it, say they were only talking about the latter.
The multiple and vague meanings of these terms is their achilles heel. Right now, many professors (like me) justify all sorts of things, like combating cheating, with DEI - stretching the definitions bit by bit. Once we stretch the definitions far enough out of shape, like a borrowed sweater, it will fit everyone.
One day some clever White Supremicist will apply powers of sophistry to include DEI terms in White Supremest statements. ("Our diversity is more than skin deep!")
Once swastika wearing thugs are trumpeting DEI it is officially dead.