Thread by @JohnDSailer

This is Bowling Green's diversity statement rubric.

Notice the conspicuous attempt to acknowledge viewpoint diversity ("diverse ideologies or perspectives").

Unconvincing. As with any DEI statement requirement, the door for ideological policing is wide open.

Another BGSU rubric reminds search committees not to "score someone poorly because [they] do not share their perspective."

Then it calls for a low score for candidates who fail "to explain the importance of EDI in education" or who "discount the importance of diversity."

That rubric gives a high score to candidates who discuss "the importance of corelating [?] diversity, equity, and inclusion into the core values of the university."

Excluding candidates who oppose DEI. Turns out, there's at least one punishable perspective.

While explaining the diversity statement requirement, BGSU's website makes reference to its Freedom of Expression policy, noting "BGSU strictly prohibits infringement of First Amendment rights."

If so, they should obviously simply prohibit DEI statements.