Woke Meter uses seven criteria to assess whether a university is concerned with racism and social injustice against minorities. The seven W are:
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Is everyone welcome at the university?
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Is English the language of instruction at the university?
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Is excellence frustrating?
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Decolonization: Is the university taking “decolonization” measures?
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Are there “diversity servants” in the university?
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Is there a safe place at the university?
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Are there procedures to hire more women?
Anitje Otto, Chair of the Executive Board, responds to the Leiden University degree.
W’s Leiden
Half Watt Leiden in the first point: Everyone is welcome† No discussion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict could take place, and neutrality and security could not be guaranteed. The university stated that the mediator, Dida al-Zubaidi, was not impartial, as she is very pro-Palestine.
The True Diversity Army is active in Leiden, led by a True Diversity Officer. Then you also have an audio board set and an embed blog for the voices of students who have been offended. Big W for Diversity OfficersSo!
And congratulations to W’s for Decolonization Measures Because of the symposium “Decolonization of knowledge” and nice W for safe spacesbecause of Leiden’s STAR formula: A safe space to talk about race.
