{"id":1134390,"date":"2021-12-20T14:50:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134390"},"modified":"2021-12-20T14:50:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:50:15","slug":"professor-of-color-says-he-was-denied-funding-for-insufficient-dedication-to-diversity-equity-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/professor-of-color-says-he-was-denied-funding-for-insufficient-dedication-to-diversity-equity-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Of Color Says He Was Denied Funding For \u2018Insufficient\u2019 Dedication To Diversity, Equity, Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprofessor-of-color-says-he-was-denied-funding-for-insufficient-dedication-to-diversity-equity-inclusion%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134390&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A chemistry professor who was born in India says he has been denied grants for the past two years because he hasn\u2019t sufficiently pledged his dedication to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).<\/p>\n<p>Professor Patanjali Kambhampati <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/professor-of-color-denied-funding-for-cutting-edge-laser-research-due-to-insufficient-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-enthusiasm\/\">told<\/a> The College Fix that he develops \u201clasers and laser-based instrumentation to measure the motion of electrons and atoms in materials that might be used in anything from solar cells to flat panel displays to lasers to next generation computers.\u201d Since 2003, he has been conducting his research at McGill University\u2019s Department of Chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Over his 15 years of work, Kambhampati said, he has raised nearly $7 million from the Canadian government and from elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut everything seemed to change about a year or two ago,\u201d Kambhampati told the Fix. \u201cIn the last two years the federal grants have begun to ask for equity, diversity and inclusion statements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInitially, they started asking us to state our EDI position, which is a new thing,\u201d Kambhampati said. \u201cThe newer thing happened in the last one year where the federal agencies said we\u2019re going to look at your EDI statements first and foremost. That will be the gatekeeper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kambhampati added that if a researcher didn\u2019t write a statement that satisfied federal funding agencies, those agencies wouldn\u2019t even look at the scientific merits of the work. All that mattered was the stated commitment to diversity.<\/p>\n<p>From the Fix:<\/p>\n<p><em>Kambhampati shared with&nbsp;The College Fix&nbsp;the EDI statement he included for one recent grant proposal he submitted to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In it, Kambhampati highlighted the cultural and intellectual diversity of the students that work in his lab and the importance of \u201cimproving access and retention for underrepresented groups in STEM.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He talked about how he is \u201ca racialized minority, from the 3rd world, from three nations\u201d and how, \u201cWith this lived experience [he] can leverage those experience[s] to provide a more inclusive and equitable environment for an ever increasing bandwidth of people aiming to do world class laser science.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>He emphasized his group\u2019s \u201clong history of inclusion of women into ultrafast laser science,\u201d noting one particular woman he mentored is now a physicist with a tenure-track position in Germany.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This, apparently, was not enough to receive funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. His request was denied.<\/p>\n<p>Kambhampati provided the denial letter to the Fix, which said that \u201cThe Equity, Diversity and Inclusion considerations in the application were deemed insufficient. The training plan did not adequately describe specific, concrete practices that will be put in place to ensure that EDI is intentionally and proactively supported in the training plan. Vague or generic statements are not sufficient and therefore the application is being rejected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kambhampati told the Fix he found the letter frustrating as an Indian American working in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly speaking for myself,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cI\u2019ve dealt with a lot of racism in my life and as a result I try to treat people as equals and as individuals and apparently that wasn\u2019t good enough. \u2026 I\u2019ve actually supervised, you know, fifteen PhD students and three master\u2019s students and they\u2019re from all walks of life and apparently that success wasn\u2019t good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A chemistry professor who was born in India says he has been denied grants for the past two years because he hasn\u2019t sufficiently pledged his dedication to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).Professor Patanjali Kambhampati told The College Fix that he develops \u201clasers and laser-based instrumentation to measure the motion of electrons and atoms in materials that might be used in anything from solar cells to flat panel displays to lasers to next generation computers.\u201d Since 2003, he has been conducting his research at McGill University\u2019s Department of Chemistry.Over his 15 years of work, Kambhampati said, he has raised nearly $7 million from the Canadian government and from elsewhere.\u201cBut everything seemed to change about a year or two ago,\u201d Kambhampati told the Fix. \u201cIn the last two years the federal grants have begun to ask for equity, diversity and inclusion statements.\u201d\u201cInitially, they started asking us to state our EDI position, which is a new thing,\u201d Kambhampati said. \u201cThe newer thing happened in the last one year where the federal agencies said we\u2019re going to look at your EDI statements first and foremost. That will be the gatekeeper.\u201dKambhampati added that if a researcher didn\u2019t write a statement that satisfied federal funding agencies, those agencies wouldn\u2019t even look at the scientific merits of the work. All that mattered was the stated commitment to diversity.From the Fix:Kambhampati shared with\u00a0The College Fix\u00a0the EDI statement he included for one recent grant proposal he submitted to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.In it, Kambhampati highlighted the cultural and intellectual diversity of the students that work in his lab and the importance of \u201cimproving access and retention for underrepresented groups in STEM.\u201dHe talked about how he is \u201ca racialized minority, from the 3rd world, from three nations\u201d and how, \u201cWith this lived experience [he] can leverage those experience[s] to provide a more inclusive and equitable environment for an ever increasing bandwidth of people aiming to do world class laser science.\u201dHe emphasized his group\u2019s \u201clong history of inclusion of women into ultrafast laser science,\u201d noting one particular woman he mentored is now a physicist with a tenure-track position in Germany.This, apparently, was not enough to receive funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. His request was denied.Kambhampati provided the denial letter to the Fix, which said that \u201cThe Equity, Diversity and Inclusion considerations in the application were deemed insufficient. The training plan did not adequately describe specific, concrete practices that will be put in place to ensure that EDI is intentionally and proactively supported in the training plan. Vague or generic statements are not sufficient and therefore the application is being rejected.\u201dKambhampati told the Fix he found the letter frustrating as an Indian American working in Canada.\u201cCertainly speaking for myself,\u201d he told the outlet. \u201cI\u2019ve dealt with a lot of racism in my life and as a result I try to treat people as equals and as individuals and apparently that wasn\u2019t good enough. \u2026 I\u2019ve actually supervised, you know, fifteen PhD students and three master\u2019s students and they\u2019re from all walks of life and apparently that success wasn\u2019t good enough.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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