24 Hours: Diversity Statements, Sausage Making and UW Madison’s Overton Window

I often find interesting talks when occasionally visiting today.wisc.edu. However, awareness of John Sailer’s March 4, 2026 talk arrived via email, with no presence – as far as I could find – on today.wisc.edu (search results for Sailer).

I did observe a related notice displayed on 5 March 2026: “Diversity/Equity/Inclusivity Statements for the Academic Job Market”, which further links to the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, or CIRTL.



Many, but not all images from John’s presentation can be viewed here.

Terms:

Scholar-activist pipeline | Diversity Statements | Cluster Hiring | Mellon Foundation | academic freedom | ideological filtering | NIH First | Career Investment

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K-12 Related Links:

“An emphasis on adult employment”

“The grant made me do it”: Small Learning Communities


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