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By drastically lowering the standards for designated minority groups—and even turning a blind eye to serious misconduct—of course you're going to attract some midwits and even outright frauds. This will then (predictably) damage the reputation of minority groups in academia and #DiversityInAcademia #StandardsMatter #EquityConcerns #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

New op-ed for @timeshighered : universities hire for "fit": cheapest, least disruptive, easiest to slot in. But fields advance through disagreement, not consensus. Hiring should be a bet on who carries a discipline forward, not who unsettles it least. https://t.co/QE00opG7aR #HigherEd #AcademicHiring #DiversityInAcademia #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.