Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) It has closed its diversity, equity and inclusive office following a comprehensive assessment that began nearly 18 months ago.
MIT’s president of Sally Kornbluth announced the closure or “sunset” of the Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO) last Thursday.
“As I’ve said many times, MIT is in the talent business,” reads Kornbluth’s announcement. “Our success depends on attracting extremely talented people from all over the world, from all over the world, and on the fact that everyone at MIT feels welcome and supported.
Among the top priorities listed in the note entitled “How to Support Our Community” is the section in the header, “The Core Program will continue, but the Central ICEO.” ”
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is setting the Institute community and equity offices down. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
“The process began almost 18 months ago,” a university spokesperson told Fox News Digital, saying the decision followed the institute’s “comprehensive assessment.”
Billed online as the custodian of “MIT values and their interconnections,” the ICEO claimed that they built a community “through programming that adopts, celebrates and supports the diversity of MIT.”
Dr. Sally Kornbluth, president of MIT, announced the rewinding of the Dei-Adjacent office last Thursday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
MIT also eliminates the role of Vice President for equity and inclusion, Kornbluth confirmed.
Earlier this month, the school became the first in its class to abolish the diversity pledge in the employment and admissions process. Free speech Fires in the organization’s advocates as functionally functioning as a “litmus test of ideology.”
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The office has been reevaluated for more than a year, but its closure coincides with a very public battle between the Trump administration and Harvard University over related practices. (Getty Images | istock)
MIT’s decision is on the heel Trump administration A public feud with nearby Harvard University. They are being asked to withdraw all federal funds these days.
This comes after Harvard University showed that the president has shown little shaking in standoffs with the president on charges of foreign students enrolling and racial-based admission.
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However, MIT has been downscaled its DEI infrastructure for some time. A university spokesman denied a correlation between Harvard University and the ongoing political conflict involving the end of Ice Mise.
