Exclusive: UWaterloo hiring only “woman-identifying,” gender minority STEM research chairs

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The letter highlighted that the Liberals developed its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Plan in 2017, which stipulates that universities develop their own DEI plans and meet equity targets by 2019. The University of Waterloo’s current DEI job postings are in the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Mathematics, the Faculty of Science, the Department of Biology, and the Faculty of Health. “In the private sector, many corporations and universities use DEI as an excuse for biased and unlawful employment practices and illegal admissions preferences, ignoring the fact that DEI’s foundational rhetoric and ideas foster intergroup hostility and authoritarianism,” reads the order.