The requirement that applicants for academic positions or those seeking advancement at state institutions of higher learning submit diversity statements certainly appears to push individuals into engaging in compelled speech.
Schools' claim that the statements are only used in order to determine whether an instructor could work effectively with a diverse class is pretextual since the statements go into matters unrelated to a professor's competence in the classroom.
The sooner someone engages qualified legal counsel to evaluate whether diversity statements pass constitutional muster, the better. If they don't, its essential to challenge the practice in court without undue delay.
The requirement that applicants for academic positions or those seeking advancement at state institutions of higher learning submit diversity statements certainly appears to push individuals into engaging in compelled speech.
Schools' claim that the statements are only used in order to determine whether an instructor could work effectively with a diverse class is pretextual since the statements go into matters unrelated to a professor's competence in the classroom.
The sooner someone engages qualified legal counsel to evaluate whether diversity statements pass constitutional muster, the better. If they don't, its essential to challenge the practice in court without undue delay.
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