'DEI dogma': Diversity statements widely required for jobs at Arizona public universities Public universities in Arizona are increasingly requiring job applicants to include a statement of their commitment to diversity when applying for faculty positions, according to a new report. The report from the Goldwater Institute, an Arizona-based conservative think tank, found that 81% of faculty job postings for Arizona State University required applicants to submit a statement of their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion ( DEI ). Diversity commitment statements were also required by 73% of postings at Northern Arizona University, and 28% of postings at the University of Arizona. "DEI programs and ‘statements’ do not produce free expression nor more diversity of thought, equal opportunities, and a culture that includes everyone in school activities because DEI’s guiding principles are rooted in the racially discriminatory worldview known as critical race theory," Goldwater Institute senior fellow and Heritage Foundation education fellow Jonathan Butcher wrote in the report's preface. Butcher called the findings a "wake-up call" for lawmakers to act.