DEI training at University of Washington forces white staff to answer how they are working ‘every day to stop the killing of black people’: report

The DEI Training also requires white employees to learn how to be “antiracist” and forces them to provide examples of their so-called white privilege and fragility. It also instructs employees to take courses on unlearning the systemic racism that they were inherently born with, according to documents.

The coursework orders employees to read multiple articles on how to be antiracist, and then provide a self-reflection.

The required reading includes “6 ways to be antiracist, because ‘not being racist’ isn’t enough” and “Stop Killing Us: A Real-life Nightmare.”

Some of the questions they are forced to answer are: "Do I understand the definition of racist? Do I understand that being not racist isn’t the same as being antiracist? Have I confronted the racist ideas I’ve held or continue to hold? Have I confronted my fear of identifying my power and privilege? What am I doing every single day to force myself to think about racism and white supremacy? What am I doing every day to stop the killing of black people?"

Additionally, the DEI coursework orders them to commit to “dismantling systemic racism in yourself and our system.”

Employees are then instructed to partner with the DEI team to learn about topics that include: overcoming unconscious biases, cultural appropriation, imposter syndrome, race, racism, and antiracism, among others. White employees are also given a list of claims, assumptions, feelings, and behaviors they are ordered to check off surrounding their so-called white privilege and fragility.

Furthermore, the training provides them with a “growth chart,” in which they are instructed to mark off a specific zone indicating where they are mentally in their journey towards antiracism. Earlier this month, it was revealed by an internal whistleblower that the University of Washington discriminated against whites and Asians.

An internal report obtained by Newsweek revealed that a black applicant for a tenure position in the psychology department, who ranked third in the candidate selection process, was given a tenure-track professor job over white and Asian candidates who were ranked higher. This occurred in April of last year. The report also showed that UW allegedly excluded white staff from meetings with job candidates, deleted parts of a hiring port to conceal discrimination, and discussed ways to circumvent a recent Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action in colleges.