Johns Hopkins Diversity Chief Resigns After Backlash to ‘Privileged’ Labels on White Males, Christians

A Johns Hopkins Medicine diversity officer has stepped down from her position after a backlash to a newsletter she sent to hospital staff, in which she declared that white men, Christians, and English speakers have inherent unearned privileges. Dr. Sherita Golden will leave her role as chief diversity officer for Johns Hopkins Medicine and continue her research in endocrinology and metabolism as a faculty member, the medical school announced Tuesday. “She has been a valuable member of the Johns Hopkins Medicine leadership team, and, like many of you, we wanted her to stay in her role, but we respect her decision,” said Dr. Theodore DeWeese, chief executive of Hopkins Medicine, and Kevin Sowers, president of Johns Hopkins Health System....