University professors voiced opposing views on federal funding based on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) criteria that have become increasingly prevalent in academia as they appeared in a House of Commons committee on Sept. 24.
Canadian academic Gad Saad, along with professor Eric Kaufmann, said that “woke” policies are harming academic integrity and depriving funding to worthy researchers, while professor Imogen Coe and assistant professor Nadia Hasan said Canada needs to include diversity criteria in allotting research funding in order to solve the pressing issues of our time and erase “systemic inequities” that they say make it harder for minorities to have their voices heard….