"Notre Dame provost says DEI ‘equally important’ as Catholic faith in hiring process"

"The University of Notre Dame is doubling down on diversity, inclusion, and equity practices despite a growing number of major corporations and institutions of higher learning across the U.S. scaling back their support for the controversial initiatives.

A report published by First Things this week revealed that the school’s provost informed faculty three days before President Trump was sworn in via email that they are looking to 'increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities on our faculty.'

John McGreevy also told employees that the move was 'equally important' as the first 'goal' he laid out in the email, which was 'to hire Catholic faculty and other faculty deeply committed to our mission to ensure continuity with our past and our fate as the world’s leading global Catholic research university.'

While it has been long regarded as the most prominent Catholic university in America, Notre Dame has increasingly failed to live up to its professed religious identity. As reported by LifeSiteNews before, the school gave pro-abortion Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden it’s prestigious Laetare Medal. It has also hosted drag shows on campus, celebrated June as 'pride month,' and promoted many other pro-LGBT initiatives.

According to First Things, Notre Dame founded the 'Office of Institutional Transformation' in 2022 and brought on several DEI staff to promote woke ideology on campus. Salaries for such persons were reportedly north of $6.5 million in total. A 'Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' was also established in 2023."