They took out the "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion section off all of them. Like I know you could make the argument that these policies are just for show, but it just feels weird that even in higher education, where you’re naturally going to have a wide selection of students from different backgrounds, are getting rid of them.
Paraphrasing an article about google changing their motto away from “don’t be evil” to something else: “It would be kind of weird and a little scary if your coworker had a sign that said ‘I will not kill anyone today’. Now imagine how it would feel to walk into the office and notice he had taken it down.”
The removal of the diversity window dressing feels menacing like that. Another poster suggested it could be a means of preventing a future shitshow and that tracks too. But even if there isn’t malicious intent the sudden tidal shift away from even pretending to care is a little bit spooky.