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Yelp’s Black-owned tag was designed to help business owners like Don Studvent attract more customers. His restaurant closed in 2018 after nine years in business. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

Detroit restaurants identified as ‘Black‑owned’ on Yelp saw a slight drop in business ratings

A feature designed to help Black-owned businesses may have hurt them. The increased visibility likely led to culture clashes and lower star ratings.
College admissions tests are widely used, but they could provide advantages to students who can afford test prep services, private tutoring and test retakes. miniseries/E+ via Getty Images

The hidden bias in college admissions tests: How standardized exams can favor privilege over potential

Calls to reprioritize standardized tests in college admissions have sparked debate over the merits of the exams.
A transgender rights activist holds a flag during the Trans Day of Visibility rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC on March 31, 2025. Kayla Bartowski

Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti‑DEI and anti‑trans agendas

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.
A person walks on the University of Michigan’s campus on April 3, 2025 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, US. The week before, the university stated that it was closing its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a move that follows President Donald Trump’s executive orders concerning DEI. Bill Pugliano / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP

Business schools are facing challenges to their diversity commitments. They must reinforce them to train leaders effectively

Amid the Trump administration’s hostility to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, business schools must remain relevant and responsible.
Companies with DEI officials were more likely to take action following 2020’s racial justice protests, research shows. Wong Yu Liang/Getty Images

We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence

Only 1 in 5 Fortune 500 companies made strong racial justice commitments in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Those companies were more likely to have DEI staff.
At a demonstration against pension reform, a person holds a sign that reads, “let’s plan for degrowth, not decrepitude”. FrederickFlorin/AFP

The ‘degrowth’ movement envisions global climate justice, but must adapt to global south realities

Should the world’s less developed nations be part of the “degrowth” movement? The debate involves considerations of economic dependency, neocolonialism and ecological debt.

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