re: Diversity: Coming face-to-face with it in Academia

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I would be interested to hear about your personal experience and which school you graduated from (if you are willing to share).

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I had issues with my first point of contact. I thought it was an anomaly... maybe it was just me. I did a tactful end-run and got to a higherup, but even that produced only tepid results. It was persistent and widespread... the connection of dots in the traditional sense is out the window. The gaps in reasoning and accountability are real, and blissfully ignoring said gaps and redefining what's relevant (for you) is simply the "de rigueur". If you try to utilize time-tested logic and reason, you're put on their shitlist and banished to oblivion. Just when it's apparent you've prevailed with reasonable and respectful protocol, you're summarily dismissed with abrupt radio silence. They listen to no one but themselves.

If you think this was only noted by me, you're wrong. Generally speaking, it was almost as if I found myself inside a big real-life video arcade - totally detached from what I thought was reality... and I kept looking for the right buttons to push.

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and which school you graduated from (if you are willing to share).

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Sorry, won't pin the tail on the donkey, but you'd be surprised... When you first get on campus, things look and feel essentially unchanged, but that's where the warm and fuzzy stops. Even their marketing material has you convinced nothing has changed. Surprise...