Catholic Universities Remove DEI Job Requirement After Campus Reform Inquiry

Two Benedictine colleges in Minnesota removed DEI requirements from a job listing for a visiting assistant professor after Campus Reform inquired about the post.

Saint John’s University in Collegeville and the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph are sister schools that jointly posted the job advertisement for Visiting Assistant Professor – Political Science that listed “Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion” under “Required” qualifications.

On Oct. 27 at approximately 3:30pm, Campus Reform reached out to school administration, members of the CSB/SJU Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Advisory Board, as well as the Senior Diversity Officer, Sandra Mitchell for comment.

While Campus Reform did not receive any responses from any of the contacted parties, less than 24 hours later, the requirement was removed from the university’s employment website by Oct. 28 at approximately 5:00 p.m.

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