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A new study is adding some important context to the debate around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies: specifically, the cost of these policies. The National Posts Rob Breakenridge is joined by University of Buckingham professor and Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Eric Kaufmann to discuss his new study, The Equity-Excellence Trade-Off: A Study of EDI in the Canada Research Chairs Program. Kaufmann argues that the aggressive push within academia for DEI targets has come with significant and measurable costs to research. According to the study, groups that benefit from DEI policies tend to have the lowest research impact. Kaufmann says his research also points to a growing emphasis on scholarly activism, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. Well find out more about what the study found, and what sort of reform is necessary to address these problems. Watch the full video below.
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