The Kansas City, Kansas, Community College (KCKCC) is launching a new program to hire minorities, but for some reason it is reluctant to call this program “affirmative action.”
Kansas City Kansas Community College announced this week they would actively seek qualified minorities to fill open positions at the college….
However, college staff stopped short of referring to the plan as “affirmative action.”
“We can only hire individuals for these jobs if vacancies are available,” said Leota Marks, dean of human resources at the college. “We are not setting quotas and we’re not planning to hire someone who is qualified just because they are a minority or female. But we know we have to take some affirmative steps and develop a diversified workforce.”
Dean Marks, it seems, defines “affirmative action” as a program that sets quotas to hire people “just because they are a minority or female” for openings that do not exist.
And people wonder why it’s unpopular….
