University of California imposes systemwide hiring freeze, end to diversity statements
Facing state budget cuts and threats to federal funding by President Donald Trump, the University of California announced an indefinite systemwide hiring freeze Wednesday. The 10-campus university will also eliminate diversity statements in any hiring processes following direction from the federal Department of Education to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs… Davis Faculty Association Chair Jesse Drew said that the university is already critically understaffed and that the hiring freeze will affect every aspect of the university — including research, class sizes, cuts to class offerings, infrastructure and the availability of teaching assistants. ”It affects every single aspect of how we can fulfill our obligation to enhance higher education in California,” he said.
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by Nicole Nixon, Jennah Pendleton, The Sacramento Bee.