The University of Washington Health in Seattle, Washington requires white employees to undergo diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training to make up for alleged inherent racism present in being white.
White employees are to read articles explaining how to be “antiracist, because being ‘not racist’ is not enough,” according to documents shared by the conservative social media account End Wokeness.
“Do I understand the definition of racist?” reflection questions ask. “Do I understand that not being racist isn’t the same as being anti-racist?”
“Have I spent time identifying that racial inequities and disparities exist? Ask questions about inequities–Who is benefitting? Who is being left out? What assumptions am I making? What assumptions are we making? How can I infuse equity into my work?”
Another question asks, “What am I doing every single day to stop the killing of black people?”
The documents also detail a graph depicting a “continued journey towards antiracism.”
EXCLUSIVE: UW Health employee sent this from their mandatory DEI training:
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 13, 2024
White employees are required to check off examples of their white privilege & white fragility.
Whites are also instructed to take steps like yielding positions of power to non-whites in order to atone… pic.twitter.com/SREfFpFhFS
American Faith reported that another university, the University of Michigan, spent 66% more on DEI programs in one school year.
During the 2022-2023 academic year, the school spent $18 million on DEI payroll.
Between the 2023-2024 school year, UM’s spending surged to $30 million.
According to an analysis from Mark Perry, a senior fellow at Do No Harm, UM had 132 full-time diversity employees in 2022-2023 and now has more than 300.
UM released a “DEI 2.0 Plan” detailing its five-year DEI strategy.
“In this next phase of our DEI strategic plan, we are prepared to build on our institutional commitment to ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive community with even more sharply defined goals, new innovations and investments, and enhanced measures of accountability – shaped and informed by our own University community. We will continue to test new ideas, assess our progress, and have difficult conversations about tough issues. We will continue to listen, and we will learn as we move forward—together,” the report reads.
