Arizona’s public universities will no longer request “diversity statements” on their job applications in what free speech advocates called a “huge” win.
A large portion of faculty job postings at Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University required applicants to provide diversity statements as a condition of hiring, the conservative Goldwater Institute found earlier this year.
At the University of Arizona, 28% of job postings had a mandatory diversity statement as of fall 2022. At Northern Arizona University, 73% of job postings required one, and Arizona State University had the highest portion with 81% of job postings requiring a diversity statement, according to the Institute’s report.