NewsPronto

 
The Times


.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

  • Written by Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
imageDEI has a long history.Nora Carol Photography via Getty Images

Few issues in the U.S. today are as controversial as diversity, equity and inclusion – commonly referred to as DEI.

Although the term didn’t come into common usage until the 21st century, DEI is best understood as the latest stage in a long American project. Its egalitarian...

Read more: Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

More Articles ...

  1. Like today’s selfie-takers, Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image – but ended up more lost than found
  2. The rise and fall – and rise again – of white-tailed deer
  3. What Peru’s Virgen de la Puerta represents about unity and inclusion
  4. Weaponized storytelling: How AI is helping researchers sniff out disinformation campaigns
  5. There’s no evidence work requirements for Medicaid recipients will boost employment, but they are a key piece of Republican spending bill
  6. How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico’s cartel violence – podcast
  7. More Colorado workplaces are becoming safe places for employees in recovery
  8. RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy children and pregnant women – a public health expert explains the new guidance
  9. 3 things to watch as South Koreans head toward the polls following turbulent political period
  10. Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels fuel violence in Mexico and the migration crisis
  11. Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance
  12. Chronic stress contributes to cognitive decline and dementia risk – 2 healthy-aging experts explain what you can do about it
  13. Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law
  14. The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill
  15. Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care
  16. A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility
  17. When Elvis and Ella were pressed onto X-rays – the subversive legacy of Soviet ‘bone music’
  18. High electricity prices zapping your budget? Here are 5 ways to save
  19. Critical minerals don’t belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste
  20. Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
  21. Anti-trans measures don’t just target transgender men and women – a sociologist explains how ‘male’ or ‘female’ categories miss the mark for nonbinary Americans
  22. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 3 essential reads
  23. Trump’s West Point speech brought partisanship to the home of the US military − 2 essential reads
  24. Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
  25. Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?
  26. Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
  27. Pope Leo XIV is the first member of the Order of St. Augustine to be elected pope – but who are the Augustinians?
  28. Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution
  29. Mountain chickadee chatter: Scientists are decoding the songbird’s complex calls
  30. For opioid addiction, treatment underdosing can lead to fentanyl overdosing – a physician explains
  31. Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios
  32. Europeans are concerned that the US will withdraw support from NATO. They are right to worry − Americans should, too
  33. Why some towns lose local news − and others don’t
  34. MAHA report on children’s health highlights harms of ultraprocessed foods – a food scientist explains the research
  35. Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students – 4 essential reads about their broader impact
  36. How does a person become famous when they’re just a kid?
  37. 5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed
  38. Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school – but leaves it open for future challenges
  39. Can you upload a human mind into a computer? A neuroscientist ponders what’s possible
  40. Here’s how we figured the number of guns illegally trafficked from the US across the border to Mexico
  41. Gun trafficking from the US to Mexico: The drug connection
  42. US gun trafficking to Mexico: Independent gun shops supply the most dangerous weapons
  43. Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic charter school − but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private
  44. US solar manufacturers lag skyrocketing market demand
  45. In 2025, Tornado Alley has become almost everything east of the Rockies − and it’s been a violent year
  46. How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women’s experiences
  47. From furry friends to fish, turning up the heat helps animals fight germs − how Mother Nature’s cure offers humans a lesson on fever
  48. Like many populist leaders, Trump accuses judges of being illegitimate obstacles to safety and democracy
  49. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system
  50. Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system