Despite massive DEI efforts, UMich students report feeling worse about themselves | The College Fix

Despite massive DEI efforts, UMich students report feeling worse about themselves | The College Fix

• ‘A politicized climate on campus … makes them feel unhappy,’ student said

"After implementing one of the largest DEI programs among U.S. higher institutions, the University of Michigan found in multiyear campus climate surveys that students felt less fairly and equitably treated than since the start of the initiative.
Student satisfaction with the overall campus climate notably dropped by almost 11 percent over five years, with respondents also feeling slightly less valued or that they belong on campus...

• “In its transition to DEI 2.0, the university must abandon programs that focus on immutable characteristics and stop making students feel guilty or despondent over their upbringing. 
• The future needs to be dependent on students’ sense of duty to make their fellow Wolverines feel welcome, and we need to encourage them to befriend and learn from each other,” said Hilu in his Jan. 24 email.