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Harvard is not alone in combatting these existential questions. Institutions globally, such as McGill University in Canada, face similar challenges reflective of a broader trend impacting higher education. McGill's efforts to advance diversity initiatives, while forced upon it by accrediting bodies, mirror the struggles depicted within American institutions—obliging adherence to social policies at the expense of educational quality.
The anecdotal evidence of McGill's struggles with recruitment and accreditation highlights a larger systemic issue faced by universities when attempting to balance hiring and promotion standards against ideological mandates. As in the U.S., the implications of these practices threaten the integrity of professional fields built on meritocratic foundations.