--- product_id: 80876216 title: "The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture" brand: "st. martin's press" price: "$62.07" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 17 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/80876216-the-diversity-delusion-how-race-and-gender-pandering-corrupt-university store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture **Brand:** st. martin's press **Price:** $62.07 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture by st. martin's press - **How much does it cost?** $62.07 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/80876216-the-diversity-delusion-how-race-and-gender-pandering-corrupt-university) ## Best For - st. martin's press enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted st. martin's press brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41x7R4lnswL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Should be required reading by all US university faculty and administrators *by H***K on Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018* As in my “intro”, this book should be required reading for ALL faculty and administrators on US campuses. I literally read it in one sitting - a rarity for me to do with a non-fiction book. A cliché most certainly but I have an interest in this sector for several reasons. One is as part of a past multi-career life, I served as a tenured professor at a large US SE university. Second I just revisited my own effete New England campus for my 50th reunion that was prefaced with my letters to fund raisers “why” my donations have and will remain minimal citing many of the author’s themes along with attending alumni lectures that attempted to justify so much of what is examined in this book.Ms Mac Donald adroitly puts “facts” to the fiction, failures and misdirection of so much of the nonsense now occurring on campuses (and very expensive failures too) instead of the actual work of education. Included are data driven critiques of the never ending quest for diversity (and THE big business of this venture), the often destructive nature of these policies, the extrapolations to society at large of this non-stop emphasis, examining the “rape culture” that is said to be pervasive and so forth. And sadly in many ways it is a poignant eulogy for higher education in our country with nostalgic remembrances and allusions to the loss of what is now discarded from curricula given its centuries of formulations of bodies of academic work by a “ patriarchy of white heteronormative males ( I think I got the nomenclature right ?). The writer certainly has a strong base for this comparative lament given her own personal education pedigree of elite universities - Yale, Cambridge and Stanford.I have a friend who is now a trustee at my old college and I will recommend that he do just this - ask the faculty and administrators that he meets in those lofty interactions. But the predictable reaction ? I say they’ll recoil with crossed fingers and garlic cloves around their necks with a silver spike ready to go In fact I would expect THE same type of reaction to this book “on campus” as Ms Macdonald received in her attempts to speak in the University of California system as she describes. She too will be “Amy Wax-ed” or whacked ( read the book ) but this time with book burnings of her work on campus. It would be so consistent of current campus times and the hypocritical respect for diversity of thought and tolerance supposedly resident in these environments.PS - Heck I bet I get “censored” by the Amazon reviewers frankly for this review. That too is a manifestation of the carry overs from current education directions on campus creeping outside the ivy walls. I would imagine I have “micro aggressive” words and thought so push the “delete” button. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A compelling read *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2018* As a knowledge worker, I have seen first-hand the effects of the diversity industry. Everything it touches is denuded. Mac Donald marshalls the facts and evidence to make the case that there is no substance to the claims of Implicit Bias and that the "diversity" crowd is a rent-seeking collection of phonies. I fear purging this nonsense will take more than this courageous book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Frightening look at “Diversity” and its baleful influence on American institutions *by G***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018* Mac Donald’s book addresses the impact that “Diversity” has on the Universities and American culture. Universities are diverting more and more money and power to useless diversity programs. As with any bureaucracy, once these departments are set up they are almost impossible to discard. Mac Donald points out that Universities such as Yale and UCLA are the safest spot for minority students and women in the world, yet they are often accused of permitting horrible crimes against each group. Mac Donald skewers the left’s arguments for more racial and gender-based diversity on campuses.Her book is also a defense of the western canon and civilization. In an interesting chapter she discusses the success of the Great Courses program. There clearly is a desire for classical liberal arts education in the United States and private companies are filling the void. Nonfiction bestseller lists are full of biographies of great men and accounts of the Revolution, the Civil War, WWI, WWII and other topics that are rarely taught at the University.Mac Donald’s sharp, opinionated, often Menckenesque prose is on target and also a delight to read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/80876216-the-diversity-delusion-how-race-and-gender-pandering-corrupt-university](https://www.desertcart.us/products/80876216-the-diversity-delusion-how-race-and-gender-pandering-corrupt-university) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*