"If you're not a supporter of the progressive DEI agenda, you're not career ready. That's one of the messages that the National Association of Colleges and Employers, America's leading professional association for career placement, is sending to students. First established in 1956, NACE boasts a current membership of more than 17,000 dues-paying career services and recruitment professionals. Career counselors and others in higher education often cite NACE's eight career readiness competencies to help students prepare for the job market and workplace."
"I was planning to use the NACE competencies this semester in a class on how liberal arts education equips students for the professional world and was dismayed to find that partisan criteria had crept into this valuable resource. The list includes-alongside things like teamwork, effective communication and technological proficiency-a competency called Equity & Inclusion. According to NACE, this means that a prospective professional will "engage in anti-oppressive practices that actively challenge the systems, structures, and policies of racism and inequity.""
"If you're fully career ready, the group says, you will not merely "keep an open mind to diverse ideas and new ways of thinking." You will also "advocate for inclusion, equitable practices, justice, and empowerment for historically marginalized communities" and will "address systems of privilege that limit opportunities" for members of those communities. In other words, you will subscribe to the view that American society is characterized by systemic racism and will work to break down America's allegedly racist structure."
NACE includes Equity & Inclusion among eight career-readiness competencies alongside teamwork, communication, and technological proficiency. NACE defines Equity & Inclusion as engaging in anti-oppressive practices that challenge systems, structures, and policies of racism and inequity. Career-ready individuals should advocate for inclusion, equitable practices, justice, and empowerment for historically marginalized communities and address systems of privilege that limit opportunities. NACE defines equity as recognizing unequal starting points and making adjustments to imbalances. NACE was established in 1956 and currently has over 17,000 members. Career counselors commonly use the competencies to prepare students for the job market.
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