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Faculty members represent a university’s core identity and mission. But no one had systematically studied faculty opinions on matters related to spirituality and religion − until now.
Health disparities cost society billions of dollars, and their effects ripple across communities.
Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history, including at one of the nation’s key sites of public history-making: the Smithsonian. George Orwell would recognize Trump’s impulse.
There’s no evidence of widespread, systematic discrimination against white Americans. Just ask them.
This year, DEI rollbacks have taken on a new form: the rebranding of ‘equity’ with softer, less contentious terms like ‘belonging’ or ‘community.’
Trump’s February 2025 ‘Dear Colleague’ letter instructed all schools that receive federal funding to rid their programming and policies of all DEI ideology, or else risk losing money.
Business leaders once flirted with activism. Under Trump, neutrality is back in style.
The justices overruled a lower court that had paused the Trump administration’s plan to fire over 1,300 workers.
The fact that companies have quickly backed away from their support of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community has revealed the conditionality of their support.
From civil rights to corporate boardrooms, efforts to expand inclusion have long shaped American life. What does research show about the returns – and limits – of today’s DEI programs?
Tailoring diversity training to participants’ psychological profiles boosts its effectiveness, a new study found – especially among skeptics.
Cordelia Fine’s Patriarchy Inc. demonstrates that inequality is a result of policies, written and unwritten, within workplaces and across the economy.
While some fashion and beauty companies have held firm to their DEI commitments, others have reneged on their promise to reflect on and represent consumer diversity.
President Trump’s sudden cuts to hard-won federal grants are disrupting research and forcing scientists to face difficult choices.
A new executive order would create new guidelines on school discipline, suggesting the current ones are ‘discriminatory.’
An uncritical reliance on ‘merit’ in hiring can actually perpetuate bias and inequality.
In the lead-up to last year’s US presidential election and amid the new administration’s flurry of executive orders, some companies have changed their approaches to diversity, equity and inclusion.
When used as an abbreviation, DEI’s role in tackling racism and bias becomes susceptible to political manipulation and dismantling.
An education scholar explains how some teachers and school counselors are quietly resisting what they see as political incursion into the classroom.
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