Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are a major feature of many university campuses, with larger staffs than History Departments and those helping disabled students.
The Heritage study examined the Twitter feeds of 741 DEI personnel at 65 universities, contrasting their public communications regarding Israel with those regarding China. Those DEI staff tweeted, retweeted or liked almost three times as many tweets about Israel as tweets about China. Ninety-five percent of those tweets criticized the Jewish state, while 62% of the China tweets were favorable toward the Middle Kingdom. More tweets referenced “apartheid” in Israel than indicated anything favorable about the Jewish state.
CJV earned national and international coverage after calling for a halt to these programs “pending a comprehensive review of how candidates are selected for staff positions,” given the obvious disqualifying biases of those selected for these positions. The Washington Free Beacon, which had first covered the Heritage Foundation study, gained first access to the CJV release, followed by coverage in Fox News, the College Post and other national and international outlets.
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