University drops job posting after DEI requirement exposed, professor says ‘I would not be hired’ today

This story is part of Fox News Digital s investigative series Campus Radicals Get the full series here A University of Washington professor unleashed on the college s strict diversity equity and inclusion DEI requirements for new hires and a educator performance rubric that includes a scorecard measuring DEI strategy used to assess feasible professor performance Stuart Reges a non-tenured teaching professor at UW s Paul G Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering disclosed he wouldn t have been hired under the strict DEI pledge requirements despite his academic achievements at the university You have to say that you have deep knowledge of the DEIs in order to get a high rating on all of this Reges recounted Fox News Digital Funny thing is I'm convinced I would not be hired if I applied in the modern day There's just no way even though I've won the Distinguished Teaching Award here at the university LARGEST TEACHERS UNION TEAMS UP WITH S RADICAL PROFESSOR S NAMESAKE ORG PEDDLING ANTI-AMERICAN CURRICULUMThe University of Washington s listing for an associate professor of school psychology role includes a mandatory diversity comment for all applicants signifying a pledge to the university s commitment to racial equity A one-page diversity announcement describing your identity positionality experience and commitment to diversity equity and inclusion and alignment to the APA's Equity Diversity and Inclusion Framework the job posting reads In addition describe your philosophy of teaching and learning including how your work will further the College of Schooling s commitment to racial equity and social justice Seattle Red radio host Jason Rantz also blasted the university s hiring initiative saying that this application process makes it easier to discriminate against conservatives which is precisely why you won t hear the far-left faculty speak out in his fresh op-ed RED STATE UNIVERSITY CANDIDATE CAUGHT ON VIDEO THREATENING LIVES OF CHARLIE KIRK SUPPORTERS 'WATCH YOUR NECK' The university isn t looking for diverse thought it s enforcing a monoculture of approved political opinions Rantz added In addition to the mandatory application diversity comment the professor explained that a grading rubric to assess a possible professor's performance includes a section labeled Diversity ranking applicants on a scale of poor to excellent A Poor rating describes the professor displaying little evidence of likely to contribute to the UW Diversity Blueprint I've known faculty very talented faculty who've left because of this kind of pressure and people who won't even apply Reges explained I think a lot of grad students who might've sought a career in teaching are kind of saying why bother UNDERCOVER VIDEO REVEALS RED STATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE SUGGESTING DEI IS TOTALLY BEING REBRANDED I mean look at all of the crap that you have to deal with Reges added You have to kind of basically make up a message that's going to make them happy saying the things that you're going to do The publicly funded University of Washington s dedication to challenge itself to implement DEI policies brings into question its alignment with President Donald Trump s executive order from January titled President Donald J Trump Protects Civil Rights and Merit-Based Opportunity by Ending Illegal DEI A multitude of corporations and universities use DEI as an excuse for biased and unlawful employment practices and illegal admissions preferences ignoring the fact that DEI s foundational rhetoric and ideas foster intergroup hostility and authoritarianism the executive order reads In March the U S Department of Development s Office for Civil Rights OCR launched investigations into a number of universities for race-exclusionary practices in tuition programs and exercises The University of Washington was among those universities being investigated The University of Washington does not view diversity and access as being in opposition to merit and excellence and we remain committed to providing access to excellence for all a spokesperson for the university advised Fox News Digital Our hiring practices adhere to state and federal laws in ensuring that race is not a factor in hiring and the UW has acted proactively when such a violation is known to have occurred Schools colleges and departments within the University have crucial latitude in their hiring practices however all must adhere to state and federal laws the spokesperson added The College of Coaching search referenced in a newest local commentator s blog post was in compliance with these laws but to prevent any ambiguity or misinterpretation we are canceling it and providing additional guidance on hiring practices before it is reposted the spokesperson continued We are also reviewing hiring practices more broadly to ensure that they follow state and federal laws Fox News Digital reached out to the White House but did not receive a response