Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“The NASA Jet Propulsion Lab has ‘parted ways with’ — I’m guessing fired, despite the glowing words that attended the parting — DEI officer Neela Rajendra. The Free Beacon reports that NASA seems to have been nudged in this direction by a Beacon report that despite the anti-DEI policies of the new U.S. administration, the Jet Propulsion lab had tried to retain Rajendra by changing her title. She still had many of the same responsibilities, including managing ‘affinity groups’ like the Black Excellence Strategic Team. The propulsion lab is now replacing its DEI department with a new one called ‘Office of Team Excellence and Employee Success.’ Even assuming that race and gender consciousness are now no more — probably not a safe assumption — we may wonder why such a department, solely devoted to ‘excellence and success,’ is necessary.'” (04/16/25)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/04/16/excellence-in-success/