<p>Yeah Oregon's always been pretty crazy about diversity kind of stuff. Aren't they the school that had reserved spots in classes for minority students? I've heard from other people in higher education that this trend is happening all over the nation and many good teachers up for tenure get denied because they're not "diverse" enough. It's just another reason most sane people are suspicious of academia and, unfortunately, the learning process is going to suffer from it unless there's a large enough backlash.</p>