It’s hard to feel too bad for people when they throw themselves under the bus. And that’s exactly what the American Association of University Professors, an organization that collectively represents professors, has just done — by caving to the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement at the expense of its own academic freedom. 

First, here’s the context. Many colleges and universities across the United States have implemented mandatory “diversity statements,” in which prospective professors must sign pledges committing to these ideological principles or they may have it held against them in the hiring process.