Academic departments across the US have dropped the GRE because relying on merit-based criteria for graduate school admission is racist and patriarchal. But these same departments have forgotten to ban an even more racist entrance exam: the TOEFL. As we all know, the TOEFL was originally instituted to support white, heteronormative, cis-patriarchal privilege by only allowing people who speak English to attend graduate programs at American universities, and it continues to do so. In fact, the TOEFL blatantly discriminates against the 95% of the world’s population who are not native English speakers and gives native English speakers an unfair, unearned advantage. This is particularly problematic because the vast majority of non-native English speakers are POCs.
It’s 2023 people. We all accept that the GRE should not be a part of admissions because it's racist to suggest that success in graduate school requires the ability to do basic math or having a moderate IQ. How can we allow systemic TOEFL racism to continue, when it’s just as racist to expect that graduate students be able to speak basic English? The data clearly show that speaking basic English is NOT required for interacting with colleagues in English, writing research papers in English, or teaching undergraduates in English. To suggest otherwise is anti-science and patently white supremacist. Trust the science and abolish the TOEFL!
So elitist of you to assume your readers know what TOEFL stands for. Check your privilege!
Moreover, it's blatantly racistsexistpatriarchaletc to instruct in English instead of LOC (language of color), isn't it?