NSF has suspended Terry Tao's grant

Post by ModernMech » Sun, Aug 03, 2025, 3:43 PM UTC

retinaros wrote: post #370

ModernMech wrote: post #365

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Many US universities have required prospective employees to demonstrate their adherence to preferred ideological stances, during processes for hiring and promotion That does not mean the Democrats control hiring decisions at universities. This would be like saying the Republican party controls CFO hiring decisions because corporations might filter for people who are fiscally conservative. All organizations look for…

> Anyway, diversity statements were never about being a political litmus test. Diverse hiring pools are not a white filter. These are just something butthurt people say when they get an outcome they don't like. This seems more a case of a failed scientist being rejected for a tenure track role and blaming discrimination instead of his middling research agenda. hence why Asian community sued multiple universities for…

Post by retinaros » Wed, Aug 06, 2025, 12:13 PM UTC

ModernMech wrote: post #371

retinaros wrote: post #370

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Anyway, diversity statements were never about being a political litmus test. Diverse hiring pools are not a white filter. These are just something butthurt people say when they get an outcome they don't like. This seems more a case of a failed scientist being rejected for a tenure track role and blaming discrimination instead of his middling research agenda. hence why Asian community sued multiple universities for…

No, those lawsuits were about affirmative action in student admissions, not faculty hiring.