Diversity statement Nothing kills you faster than your lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion, both of which are fundamentally required for securing a faculty job. Do not undermine its importance. You may not have much to say, but better think carefully about what are saying. Usually, we are all committed to diversity and inclusion. Here are a few examples you may use as food thought. 1. Mentoring minority students, particularly African American and Hispanic students. As long as you have interaction with them (i.e. teaching a course with such students enrolled, working in a lab where such students are present, attending a workshop with such students…). Be creative and think carefully about your instances of mentoring and helping those students. 2. If you can hardly think about specific instances, here are things you must have done. A. promotes neutral language (i.e. no dirty words) for all people in your working place. If you need example, google neutral language policy and familiarize with it as it clearly demonstrates your awareness and commitment to diversity. B. Promotes friendly working environment and demonstrates a strong belief that hostile working environment is against diversity and inclusion. Legally speaking, hostile working environment is a main cause for discrimination. All organizations have such policies against hostile working environment and as such you must have some commitment to it (actively or passively) C. You must have been exposed to knowledge of social inequity (gender and racial particularly). For instance, your attendance of numerous orientation workshops suggests that you have already developed a good sense of diversity and inclusion. Make some argument to signal that you know gender and racial diversity enriches everybody and constitutes a “compelling interest”( quoted from Supreme Court Cases) that benefits not just minority, but all of us. The tenet for diversity is that embracing diversity and improving inclusion, everyone, regardless of gender, race or other demographic characteristics, can fulfill their greatest potential! There is a long list of best practices for engaging in diversity. The above are just starting point, but these should be enough for a diversity statement. Most importantly, do whatever it takes to show that you are fully committed, in all forms, during all time periods and with all kinds of people.
Thanks very much. Your suggestion and examples helps a lot.
【 在 susilila (susilila) 的大作中提到: 】 Diversity statement Nothing kills you faster than your lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion, both of which are fundamentally required for securing a faculty job. Do not undermine its importance. You may not have much to say, but better think carefully about what are saying. Usually, we are all committed to diversity and inclusion. Here are a few examples you may use as food thought. 1. Mentoring minority students, particularly African American and Hispanic students. As long as you have interaction with them (i.e. teaching a course with such students enrolled, working in a lab where such students are ...................
【 在 susilila (susilila) 的大作中提到: 】 Diversity statement Nothing kills you faster than your lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion, both of which are fundamentally required for securing a faculty job. Do not undermine its importance. You may not have much to say, but better think carefully about what are saying. Usually, we are all committed to diversity and inclusion. Here are a few examples you may use as food thought. 1. Mentoring minority students, particularly African American and Hispanic students. As long as you have interaction with them (i.e. teaching a course with such students enrolled, working in a lab where such students are ...................
So, here is how you frame it: As you are aware of historical, cultural and individual differences, you have stronger commitment toward diversity, particularly for those historically disadvantaged individuals. President Lyndon said in 1965, "you do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate them, bring them up to the starting line of a race and then say you are free to compete with all the others and still believe that you have been completely fair". Your commitment to diversity motivates you to help students, especially minority students to find best ways that work for them and fulfill their greatest potential. It is not about special treatment, but about unique and individualized help to make them more successful.
A political rhetoric is like this: there is more than one intelligence and every kind of intelligence helps to make us (i.e. the whole society)better. Their differences are important asset for making us better, not something we should eradicate. Recognizing differences and making full good use of these differences are integral to diversity and inclusion. Nobody is less or more superior than anybody else, politically speaking (don't laugh or lament, seriously).
I know a lot of people think this may sound like nonsense, but sorry, this is what the higher education is heading for. Better adapted than being rejected! good luck!
在天朝 周围都是汉族的 没啥diversity问题（工科的 貌似一个少数民族都没有）
来了美帝 苦逼做实验 最多TA玩玩 也基本不怎么care班上的学生
网上搜来的 都是适合美国人的情况 什么minority 什么lgbtq
有啥比较适合中国人写的例子？
感觉就是编一个都难度不小 不要说老老实实写了
越来越多学校要求这个 不写都不行
加州的几个学校貌似还是很重视的
UC-Davis都有专门的网页强调这个http://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/diversity/equity_inclusion/index.html
就是上面的信息比较适合美国人的情况
实在写不出来，网上找点拼一下，改一改就行了。
学校不看research，去挑diversity statement好不好？
但是学校还不至于，两个国男或国男/白男之间，靠diversity statement区分高下。
Nothing kills you faster than your lack of commitment to diversity and
inclusion, both of which are fundamentally required for securing a faculty
job. Do not undermine its importance. You may not have much to say, but
better think carefully about what are saying.
Usually, we are all committed to diversity and inclusion. Here are a few
examples you may use as food thought.
1. Mentoring minority students, particularly African American and Hispanic
students. As long as you have interaction with them (i.e. teaching a course with such students enrolled, working in a lab where such students are
present, attending a workshop with such students…). Be creative and think
carefully about your instances of mentoring and helping those students.
2. If you can hardly think about specific instances, here are things you
must have done.
A. promotes neutral language (i.e. no dirty words) for all people in your
working place. If you need example, google neutral language policy and
familiarize with it as it clearly demonstrates your awareness and commitment to diversity.
B. Promotes friendly working environment and demonstrates a strong belief
that hostile working environment is against diversity and inclusion. Legally speaking, hostile working environment is a main cause for discrimination.
All organizations have such policies against hostile working environment and as such you must have some commitment to it (actively or passively)
C. You must have been exposed to knowledge of social inequity (gender and
racial particularly). For instance, your attendance of numerous orientation workshops suggests that you have already developed a good sense of diversity and
inclusion. Make some argument to signal that you know gender and racial
diversity enriches everybody and constitutes a “compelling interest”(
quoted from Supreme Court Cases) that benefits not just minority, but all of us. The tenet for diversity is that embracing diversity and improving
inclusion, everyone, regardless of gender, race or other demographic
characteristics, can fulfill their greatest potential!
There is a long list of best practices for engaging in diversity. The above are just starting point, but these should be enough for a diversity
statement. Most importantly, do whatever it takes to show that you are fully committed, in all forms, during all time periods and with all kinds of
people.
Your suggestion and examples helps a lot.
如果提到对他们“特殊照顾”
潜意识是不是他们比一般人搓
搞不好会不会被打成racist？？？
美帝越来越做 很多事情都不好把握了 和文革似的
的为不同的群体提供最适合他们的帮助。 这种个性化的差异化的对待方式正好说明每
一个都有同样的机会实现他们自己的最大潜力能力。
So, here is how you frame it:
As you are aware of historical, cultural and individual differences, you
have stronger commitment toward diversity, particularly for those
historically disadvantaged individuals. President Lyndon said in 1965, "you do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate them, bring them up to the starting line of a race and then say you are
free to compete with all the others and still believe that you have been
completely fair". Your commitment to diversity motivates you to help
students, especially minority students to find best ways that work for them and fulfill their greatest potential. It is not about special treatment, but about unique and individualized help to make them more successful.
A political rhetoric is like this: there is more than one intelligence and
every kind of intelligence helps to make us (i.e. the whole society)better. Their differences are important asset for making us better, not something we should eradicate. Recognizing differences and making full good use of these differences are integral to diversity and inclusion. Nobody is less or more superior than anybody else, politically speaking (don't laugh or lament,
seriously).
I know a lot of people think this may sound like nonsense, but sorry, this
is what the higher education is heading for. Better adapted than being
rejected! good luck!
过场而已。
以前我面试的时候，我就说我自己就是minority呀，我的同学学生也是烙印老莫老黑老中东等等，大家相互尊重各自的生活习惯等等。多交流多沟通，毕竟文化背景差异大，尊重学生们的宗教习惯等等。多跟学生们谈心，打成一片云云。
有麻烦。这个破东西还真不是随便写写就行的，你要这么认为，只能说你还活在过去。