From the Harvard Crimson: The Harvard Medical School renamed its diversity office and announced changes to several major diversity, equity, and inclusion programs [last] Wednesday in the latest rollback of diversity infrastructure at Harvard. In a morning email to affiliates, HMS Dean George Q. Daley ’82 wrote that the changes were part of an effort to “adapt to the ever-evolving national landscape” and “better reflect” the school’s work going forward.
Daley announced that the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership would now operate as the Office for Culture and Community Engagement, with a continued focus on “opportunity and access” and “community-building.” He also wrote that the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs, which is part of the school’s Program in Medical Education, would be absorbed into the Office of Student Affairs as part of a broader leadership transition.
But among the most significant changes was the quiet removal of HMS’ multi-paragraph diversity statement — a document that had outlined a sweeping commitment to social justice, antidiscrimination, and health equity. The now-deleted text included pledges to “challenge discrimination,” “address disparities and inequities,” and “actively promote social justice.” It also included committing the school to acknowledging “the strengths and weaknesses of our history” and to prioritizing “diversity and inclusion” in the development of school policies and practices...
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