Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences has announced that it will no longer mandate job applicants to submit "diversity, inclusion, and belonging" statements. Instead, applicants will be required to detail their efforts to enhance academic communities and promote a supportive learning environment. This shift in policy follows recent controversies and is part of a broader approach to evaluating candidates for academic positions. The decision aligns with traditional criteria for tenured and tenure-track faculty positions and reflects a broader trend as seen in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's recent stance on diversity statements. Critics of diversity statements have welcomed this change, arguing that such requirements could stifle open discourse.