ViewpointsOpinionThis Is Not DiversitySavePrintPeople work at desks in the Rose Main Reading Room at the New York Public Library, October 5, 2016 in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesMark Bauerlein4/29/2019|Updated: 4/29/2019CommentaryIn mid-April, Library Journal sent out a tweet steering readers toward a blog post written by a librarian and bearing the title “Whiteness as Collections.”Share this articleLeave a commentMark BauerleinAuthorMark Bauerlein is an emeritus professor of English at Emory University. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, the TLS, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.Author’s Selected ArticlesThe DEI Persistence: Eliminating DEI Practices From Universities Will Be No Easy TaskJun 10, 2025The Public Backs Cutting Government WasteMay 19, 2025Reminiscing About the Old English MajorApr 23, 2025How Will College Presidents Deal With Trump’s DEI Order?Mar 25, 2025Related Topicslibrariesdiversityracismidentity politicswhite privilege