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Icon for www.mtu.eduMichigan Technological University · May 13, 2017

Diversity Studies Minor

Why Diversity Studies? Diversity includes a wide variety of demographic characteristics, including race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and ability. Almost no one embodies the underrepresented sides of all of these categories; hence ...
Icon for www.indystar.comThe Indianapolis Star · 19d

Anti-DEI bill changes drastically in Indiana House committee. Here's what changed

Those personal characteristics already defined in Indiana's Civil Rights ... Gary Byrne of Byrneville, said he supports the individual concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion on their own. It's the divisive concepts listed in the bill, which he sees ...
WVXU · 2d

Legislature approves bill banning diversity, equity, inclusion in government and schools

A significantly scaled-back bill that aims to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices in state government and public education is headed to the governor’s desk.
Icon for www.law.comLaw · 25d

Freshfields Removes DEI Content, Retires US Diversity Targets

Freshfields has removed diversity pages from its website and ... or other protected characteristics, in violation of Title VII." The EEOC used largely the same wording in its letters to the ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Dec 18, 2024

Op-ed: The Unyielding Truth of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

For weeks, Americans braced themselves for what many feared would be another predictable performance from Trump, marked by his characteristic ... believe increasing diversity benefits the broader ...
Icon for www.rsc.orgRoyal Society of Chemistry · Oct 31, 2023

Inclusion & diversity strategy to 2025

As a professional and membership body, and a leading voice for the chemistry community, we have a responsibility to promote inclusivity and accessibility in order to improve diversity. Our goal is to increase the diversity of people choosing and fulfilling ...
Icon for www.nature.comNature · Jun 26, 2023

Neutral Theory of Species Diversity

Individuals of certain species may all share characteristics that make them look or function different from other species, but those differences do not influence diversity. An individual in a ...
Icon for www.thecrimson.comThe Harvard Crimson · 18d

After Trump’s Demands, Dean of Students Says College Diversity Offices Have No Plans To Cut Programming

Dunne said in an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday that he does not expect the College’s diversity offices ... and other protected identity characteristics,” the letter read.
Icon for www.forbes.comForbes · 16d

IBM Reportedly Walks Back Diversity Policies, Citing ‘Inherent Tensions’: Here Are All The Companies Rolling Back DEI Programs

Tech company IBM and beer brewer Constellation Brands are reportedly among the latest in a wave of corporations retreating from diversity, equity and inclusion policies amid pressure to comply wit ...
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · Aug 18, 2020

5 Key Characteristics of Successful Medical School Applicants

Doctors come from diverse backgrounds and opinions yet share several characteristics: strong communication skills, presence, critical thinking, compassion and resilience. Though expressed uniquely ...