I just read through the 20-page summary of Harvard-Westlake's EDI program, and one thing is conspicuously absent: ACTUAL PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY WORK with disadvantaged groups locally.

One would think that a real take on EDI and an honest reflection on privilege would involve actually meeting, learning about first-hand, and supporting real people, not just embarking on a thought exercise about diversity and taking an insular approach to supporting one's internal students and faculty. Now, I grant that the school has a generous financial aid program, and many of these items are (at first blush) intriguing. And I also grant that I'm an outsider and may not have the skinny on their full complement of activities.

However, thought without meaningful action is mental masturbation.

See for yourselves - https://www.hw.com/pdf/Anti-RacismatHarvard-Westlake.pdf


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