Cambridge University imposed an organisation-wide guide to recruiting more ‘diverse’ individuals. It’s the ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’ in one document…
The University has an investigation ongoing into the Arday debacle and has also announced a second probe into senior appointments. The faculty of education is in the spotlight…
This ‘Diverse Recruitment Framework’ first appeared in the summer of 2022. When peak woke was still raging and the year before one Jason Arday was appointed…
Cambridge University said at the time:
“The University’s Race Equality Charter submission shows that some institutions have very low proportions of BAME staff and students which may contribute to experiencing exclusion, limited sense of belonging, while being hyper-visible at the same time.
Therefore we strongly encourage colleagues involved in the recruitment activities at the University to follow suggestions included in the new Diverse Recruitment Framework (DRF). The DRF contains advice on recommended actions at each recruitment stage from creating job adverts, advertising, interviewing and appointing, to improve fairness and transparency of the process.”
Here are some highlights:
No wonder academia is recruiting poor quality staff. Read the full document below:
Lord Khan in the Telegraph: “I hope, and I say this in a non-pompous way, that the public service I do will bring rewards in this world and the hereafter,” he says. “I’m hoping the work I do is earning me Brownie points.”