First appearance on Fox: of equal protection project, The organization, founded and led by Cornell University professor William Jacobson, released a detailed report on the prevalence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training at Ivy League universities.
In his comprehensive report, “Poison Ivy: DEI and the Ivy Collapse,” Jacobson examines the programs eight Ivy League institutions use and require of their students. .
“A Review of Our Ivy League Practices criticalrace.org This project reflects a significant effort by Ivy League schools to insist on following the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action while maintaining workarounds and DEI practices that continue their obsession with racial identity.” Jacobson told FOX News Digital.
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Students outside Goldwin Smith Hall on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In his report, Jacobson shows how Ivy League institutions are circumventing the Supreme Court's June 29, 2023 ruling that says race cannot be used in college admissions decisions. are.
“Ivy League universities pretend that race is not a consideration, while providing essay questions where students talk about their race,” he said.
“Although the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision was made in the context of college admissions, it is clear that the core of the court's opinion is an Equal Protection Clause decision that applies to other college situations. be.”
Harkness Tower on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut. (Craig Warga/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Survey results
In his report, Jacobson found that of the eight Ivy League universities:
- Four schools require DEI training in their student orientation programs (Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale).
- Six schools require DEI training for faculty in some capacity (Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Penn University, Princeton University, and Yale University).
- All eight have DEI offices at the organizational and/or departmental level.
- Five have strategic plans specifically focused on DEI or anti-racism (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Yale).
- All eight include DEI or CRT (critical race theory) topics in their classes and curriculum.
- All eight have bias reporting systems.
Students cross the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bucati, File)
Jacobson said universities “pretend” they don't take race into account, when in fact they often do.
“Ivy League universities pretend that race is not a consideration, while providing essay questions where students talk about their race,” he said.
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“In an environment where DEI is the dominant ideology and has taken on a quasi-religious zeal, race does play a role in admissions decisions, even if there is accounting fraud to provide potential legal cover. I can't believe you don't.”
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island (Getty Images)
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The report found that all departments at Braun require a multi-year DEI plan.
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Columbia University students take an “Inclusion and Belonging” program during their orientation program, which “includes concepts such as inclusion, diversity, equity, allyship, and bias,” Jacobson said. says.
Banner for Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Cornell University
At Cornell University, the DoBetterCornell student group is working to develop educational requirements that focus on topics such as systemic racism, bias, colonialism, and inequality.
In addition, Jacobson discovered that in 2024, the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures was created to center anti-Black racism.
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All students at Dartmouth College are required to take a Culture and Identity class.
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Harvard University is home to the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, as well as the Institute for Inclusive Education, which is dedicated to training faculty to incorporate inclusive education.
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According to the report, Princeton University requires all employees, student leaders, and faculty involved in graduate admissions and recruitment to take a culture and difference class and DEI training.
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At Penn, a Cultural Diversity course for all undergraduates and a Cross-Cultural Perspectives course are required for all Wharton School students.
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In 2022, the Ivy League introduced the DEI and Environmental, Social, and Governance Elements for Business (ESGB) major and concentration as a major and undergraduate concentration for Wharton students.
Jacobson said Penn also has a program known as Projects for Progress, which provides grants of up to $100,000 to projects focused on topics such as systemic racism. he pointed out.
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Jacobson reported that Yale has a requirement that each school and administration develop a five-year plan for DEI.
William A. Jacobson, professor at Cornell Law School and president of the Legal Riot Foundation, founded the Equal Protection Project. (Fox News)
The Equal Protection Project focuses on combating race-based discrimination. The group has challenged more than 100 scholarships and programs that discriminate against white and Asian students at colleges and universities across the country.
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“To fully achieve the Supreme Court's nondiscrimination standard, we need to change the race-obsessed culture of Ivy League schools,” Jacobson said. “It's going to be a long process. The Supreme Court's decision is just the first step.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Education for comment.
