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They are not recruiting on merit.
Statement sent to my by an Oxbridge academic: ‘When I was interviewed for a job in an Oxbridge faculty, I was told by the chair of the job appointments panel that I was “appointable” but that the person who had been given the job had demonstrated “more experience in EDI” (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion).
Applying for jobs at other universities [the situation was even worse].
When interviewed for the job in Scotland, I was similarly told that “EDI is one of the core pillars of the university”, before being asked how I would contribute to it.
I thought that universities were hiring people to pursue excellence in research and teaching—instead, they are hiring people based upon conformity to the ideological zeitgeist. Universities do not want the best academics or teachers: they want ‘yes men’ who will not cause a fuss and only further entrench and spread the EDI drumbeat.’
‘More broadly, universities should teach students about how to think in the pursuit of truth. Universities today, however, have descended into [farce].’
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