Oxford dons are furious that a candidate’s “woke score” could be part of the criteria for hiring academics, under new proposals aimed at boosting staff diversity.
The university’s race equality task force has published a series of recommendations aimed at increasing the number of people it hires from ethnic minority backgrounds.
In a consultation document, seen by The Telegraph, the task force said it was “important to embed EDI” – which stands for equality, diversity and inclusion – into “all recruitment”.
They went on to recommend that “good citizenship and/or commitment to EDI work” should be an “essential criteria” for applicants in all reward and recognition processes.
This proposal has prompted a backlash from Oxford dons, who fear this would mean they have to give researchers a “woke score” when they apply for a job.
“One of the big issues that may well upset dons is that EDI is meant to be embedded as a criteria when making academic appointments,” a senior don said.
“If we are supposed to pay attention to their EDI – their woke score – does this mean it doesn’t matter if they are useless at teaching and research? Or do you now have to get a minimum woke score to get a job?”
The academic explained one of the questions that was suggested as a way to “tease out” a candidate’s views on diversity was: “Can you give me examples on how you have called out these kinds of issues in your previous appointment?”
He said: “So you are being interviewed for a job in alchemy, yet you have to go out your way to show you have tried to virtue signal – to an old codger like me it just seems crazy. Do you mark someone down because they haven’t jumped on the woke bandwagon?”
The children are dictating the teachers. Oh well such is life.
What means “woke” btw. Another funny ha-ha word coming from the usual bullshit social network. We had bame and lgbtq++ lately. Is that not cool or what?
Woke is a buzz word for idiots, the opposite is asleep?
So, reading the article, no, there’s no “plan to hire academics based on how woke they are”, this is just a straight-up bullshit headline. Which matches most of a straight-up bullshit article.
What there is, is a nod to “equality, diversity and inclusion”, which is not only sensible, it’s legally *required* that recruitment not be prejudiced. So the Torygraph is getting worked up over nothing, presumably as part of their ongoing and long-running campaign against academia.
> This proposal has prompted a backlash from Oxford dons, who fear this would mean they have to give researchers a “woke score” when they apply for a job.
so the headline is just outrage bait based on speculation?
Assumed it’d be the dailymail…
Telegraph would have been second guess.
Oh no, they are pledging to factor in equality, diversity and inclusion.
However triggered the word “diversity” makes you, aren’t the other two desirable?
I expect certain folk to gravitate here like moths to flames 😂
Everyone should be required to pass a critical race theory test before they’re allowed to start any job.
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Oxford dons are furious that a candidate’s “woke score” could be part of the criteria for hiring academics, under new proposals aimed at boosting staff diversity.
The university’s race equality task force has published a series of recommendations aimed at increasing the number of people it hires from ethnic minority backgrounds.
In a consultation document, seen by The Telegraph, the task force said it was “important to embed EDI” – which stands for equality, diversity and inclusion – into “all recruitment”.
They went on to recommend that “good citizenship and/or commitment to EDI work” should be an “essential criteria” for applicants in all reward and recognition processes.
This proposal has prompted a backlash from Oxford dons, who fear this would mean they have to give researchers a “woke score” when they apply for a job.
“One of the big issues that may well upset dons is that EDI is meant to be embedded as a criteria when making academic appointments,” a senior don said.
“If we are supposed to pay attention to their EDI – their woke score – does this mean it doesn’t matter if they are useless at teaching and research? Or do you now have to get a minimum woke score to get a job?”
The academic explained one of the questions that was suggested as a way to “tease out” a candidate’s views on diversity was: “Can you give me examples on how you have called out these kinds of issues in your previous appointment?”
He said: “So you are being interviewed for a job in alchemy, yet you have to go out your way to show you have tried to virtue signal – to an old codger like me it just seems crazy. Do you mark someone down because they haven’t jumped on the woke bandwagon?”
The children are dictating the teachers. Oh well such is life.
What means “woke” btw. Another funny ha-ha word coming from the usual bullshit social network. We had bame and lgbtq++ lately. Is that not cool or what?
Woke is a buzz word for idiots, the opposite is asleep?
So, reading the article, no, there’s no “plan to hire academics based on how woke they are”, this is just a straight-up bullshit headline. Which matches most of a straight-up bullshit article.
What there is, is a nod to “equality, diversity and inclusion”, which is not only sensible, it’s legally *required* that recruitment not be prejudiced. So the Torygraph is getting worked up over nothing, presumably as part of their ongoing and long-running campaign against academia.
> This proposal has prompted a backlash from Oxford dons, who fear this would mean they have to give researchers a “woke score” when they apply for a job.
so the headline is just outrage bait based on speculation?
Assumed it’d be the dailymail…
Telegraph would have been second guess.
Oh no, they are pledging to factor in equality, diversity and inclusion.
However triggered the word “diversity” makes you, aren’t the other two desirable?
I expect certain folk to gravitate here like moths to flames 😂
Everyone should be required to pass a critical race theory test before they’re allowed to start any job.
Topper here…
Canada hires solely based on skin colour
[https://www.uwo.ca/facultyrelations/careers/pdf/Black-scholars-advertisement_2021.pdf](https://www.uwo.ca/facultyrelations/careers/pdf/Black-scholars-advertisement_2021.pdf)