Black DEI Director Says She Was ‘Bullied’ Out Of Job, Called A ‘White Supremacist’ For Considering Perspectives Of All Races

California college’s director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), said that she was “harassed and bullied” Because she wanted to reflect on the perspectives of people of all races, she quit her job. 

Dr. Tabia Lee is black and told The New York Post De Anza College in Cupertino California labeled her “against the law” “white supremacist” After she had pushed to “create safe spaces for everyone.” Lee stated that she was denied tenure during her review and will be out on June 15th. 

“Some people wanted me to create spaces that were just safe for them, and that’s not my mission as an educator,” Lee stated. “That’s not what I’m here to do.”

Lee was a middle-school teacher for many years and an adjunct professor before being hired as the DEI director at De Anza. She described the position as “a challenging job.” “dream come true,” According to the Post, Lee was focused on designing workshops that promote inclusion. Lee stated that she had been at De Anza since the beginning. “daily, endless harassment right from the start.” 

Lee once said that she was puzzled why school communications are capitalized. “Black” But not! “white.” She referred to the National Association of Black Journalists recommendations that all racial groups be capitalized. 

“For that, I was accused of being a white supremacist,” She said. “These constant accusations of calling people racist or calling them a white supremacists or saying that they’re aligned with right wingers — that’s such ridiculousness. It’s very damaging.”

Lee tried to create a summit on anti-Semitism. Jewish students and faculty approached her to tell her they had been subject to anti-Semitism. But, she claimed that some co-workers thought it was unnecessary because they were white oppressors. 

She also claimed that she was subject to criticism from coworkers for declining an invitation to join campus socialist networks.

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“I do not identify as a liberal or a conservative or a Republican or a Democrat or a libertarian or socialist or a communist or a feminist,” She spoke to the Post. “I don’t identify with any of those labels, so I just had no interest in being a part of that.”

Lee stated that there are many others who look like her in DEI jobs. “are trying to do it in an inclusive way … actually being inclusive,” She lamented this however “those people are targeted for elimination and neutralization … by people who are working from extreme ideologies.” 

Lee has not ruled it out of taking legal action against college

Paula Norsell, De Anza’s Communications Coordinator, responded to Lee’s allegations and told the Post “faculty members have comprehensive due process and appeal rights both under the law and negotiated through their bargaining unit.”

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