Centennial Conference adopts extensive new DEI strategy endangering meritocracy in sports

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The Centennial Conference has launched a comprehensive three-year plan dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together with a consulting firm called The Red Brick Road Consulting and Coaching, the Division III conference announced the plan Monday. In a 12-page document, Centennial laid out how it would foster DEI and ensure compliance across its 11 member schools.

"As a perennial athletic conference, we believe that diversity and inclusion enhance learning and should be representative of the overall population," Executive Director Portia Hoeg said. "We have made the decision to not only establish DEI as a cornerstone of our conference; we want to be leaders in this space."

So let’s dive in.

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Centennial’s new DEI strategy is focused on three key areas:

Supplement Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-Related Programming and Learning Opportunities

The conference promises to "foster an inclusive environment" by promoting awareness and providing DEI educational materials to schools and student-athletes.

A good example of this initiative is the monthly "diversity digest" email sent to staff members at Johns Hopkins University — a member of the Centennial Conference.

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Create Visibility of Conference-Wide DEI Communication and Outreach

In other words, we’re going to publicly pat ourselves on the back frequently for how diverse and inclusive we are.

Enhance Inclusive Policies and Practices Across Member Institutions

This is the big one.

The Centennial Conference promises