The controversy sparked by Yale Law School student Trent Colbert’s exposure of the “diversity” bureaucracy in action has made waves in the waters Yale cares about. YLS Dean Heather Gerken tried to ride the waves. Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon broke Colbert’s story and continues to own it. In its latest update, Sibarium reports the temporary erasure of Gerken:
The dean of Yale Law School on Wednesday expressed “regret” for her administration’s role in the now infamous “trap house” incident, but did not apologize to the student. sophomore law Trent Colbert or the Federalist Society for their treatment at the hands of the university. administrators.
In a law school-wide email, Dean Heather Gerken took “full responsibility” for “things the law school administration should have done differently.”
“No student or group of students should have any reason to believe that the administrators are acting in a one-sided or unfair manner, and I deeply regret that this impression was given in this case,” Gerken wrote, referring to the public denunciation. by administering an email invitation. Colbert sent his so-called suggestions to Federalist Society President Zack Austin in September that he and his group put Colbert to the task.
Gerken’s email, which summarized the findings of an investigation by Deputy Dean Ian Ayres, did not mention Colbert’s name and attributed the incident to miscommunication.
“I spent every year of my deanship trying to foster an inclusive community and create an environment where students feel called to the community rather than called,” said Gerken. “The Email Message from Directors to Class 2L Members” – in which Associate Dean Ellen Cosgrove and Director of Diversity Yaseen Eldik condemned Colbert’s “racist” message “in the strongest possible terms” – “Did not find the right balance between these two objectives. ”
Yet, Gerken said, Eldik and Cosgrove were only “trying to fulfill their obligations under University policy whenever complaints of discrimination were made.”
What a false and pathetic non-excuse. Mistakes have been made, if you felt that way. Gerken is a disgrace with the institution she nominally heads.
Sibarium Story includes an edited copy of Dean Gerken’s email and other story updates. While attending the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, David Lat discovered almost unbelievable elements adding to Sibarium’s look inside the asylum.
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