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OPINION - Harvard and Claudine Gay’s total car crash has woken an old force in America

Harvard is on fire. The zenith of the American meritocracy and the dream of climbers everywhere started to burn after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel when a marching minority of students and groups of vocal faculty took up the Palestinian cause, confounding many of its students, their parents…

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024

Harvard President accused of failing to address campus anti-Semitism

Join the conversation on college campus antisemitism and the resignation of Claudine Gay, with Hillel International CEO Adam Lehman, exploring how universi...

Universities Use DEI Statements To Enforce Groupthink

DEI statements are political litmus tests.

Reason · Jan 6, 2024

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Bill Ackman's manifesto is the latest high-profile attack on DEI but workplace experts say companies are resetting—not backtracking

Given the growing chorus of criticism against DEI programs, it may seem like such initiatives are meeting their bitter end. But that may not be the whole story.

Fortune · Jan 5, 2024

In billionaires’ brawl over DEI, Bill Ackman knocks Mark Cuban’s rebuttal to Elon Musk: ‘I fell for the same trap’

The billionaires debated diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts following the resignation of Harvard’s Claudine Gay.

Fortune · Jan 4, 2024

Al Sharpton says ousted Harvard chief was ‘scapegoat’ in fight against diversity

Civil rights leader hosts protest outside office of alumnus who spearheaded campaign to remove Claudine Gay and criticized DEI

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2024

Mark Cuban hits back after Elon Musk criticizes business diversity initiatives

Entrepreneur says DEI initiatives benefit companies after Musk called them ‘just another word for racism’

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2024

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The anti-DEI movement has gone from fringe to mainstream. Here’s what that means for corporate America

When DEI advocates don’t make space for good faith questions, we create a vacuum that is right now being filled by factually incorrect answers.

Fortune · Jan 4, 2024

How Inversity Solution's CEO Karith Foster Is Working To Counter Deception, Delusion, Distraction Plaguing DEI

Foster believes that the underlying deception within the current practice of traditional DEI takes advantage of the hearts and minds of good and well-meaning people, which she thinks make up at least 90% of the population.

International Business Times · Jan 4, 2024

DEI ideology exposed: Plagiarism and anti-Semitism scandals rock elite universities

Discover the heated debate surrounding the controversy at Harvard, where DEI and allegations of plagiarism collide. Is diversity under attack or is academi...

Ousted Harvard president Claudine Gay warns of ‘a broader war’ in op-ed

A day after resigning, university’s first Black president says the call to testify on antisemitism at elite colleges was ‘a well-laid trap’

The Guardian - US · Jan 4, 2024

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman takes aim at DEI 'ideology' after Harvard president's resignation, claiming it's anti-capitalist

“Under DEI’s ideology,” Ackman wrote, “Capitalism is racist, Advanced Placement exams are racist, IQ tests are racist, corporations are racist."

Fortune · Jan 3, 2024

Bill Ackman blasts Harvard diversity policy in 4,000 word essay

The Pershing Square CEO, himself a Havard alumnus, posted a 4,000 missive on X in which he called for overhaul of university’s board

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024

Harvard prez resigns, citing attacks

“This is an attack on every Black woman in this country who’s put a crack in the glass ceiling," says Al Sharpton

Salon · Jan 3, 2024

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Fortune · Jan 3, 2024

With Harvard’s Gay gone, billionaire speculator Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president—and DEI

The activist investor behind the Pershing Square hedge fund blames diversity, equity, and inclusion policies for the spread of anti-Semitism on college campuses.

Fortune · Jan 2, 2024

HR leaders are still committed to DEI in 2024 despite the ‘anti-woke’ backlash

No HR leaders plan to scale back DEI initiatives in 2024, according to a recent Conference Board survey.

Fortune · Dec 28, 2023

Performative allyship has done more harm than good for women in tech. Here’s why

Women in tech are tired of being overlooked in favor of allyship theater.

Latin Times · Dec 28, 2023

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs Anti-Diversity Bill Across State's Higher Education Institutions

Another 29 laws also will go into effect in the new year that aim to change the economy, tax codes and the criminal justice system

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The Texas Tribune · Dec 28, 2023

Diversity offices on college campuses will soon be illegal in Texas, as 30 new laws go into effect

Other new laws make changes to the tax code, criminal justice and health care systems.

Reason · Dec 11, 2023

The Rotten Core Of College Campuses

Many readers may be aware that it is currently the holiday of Chanukkah. And maybe you know that during this holiday, the Jewish people light a menorah (candelabra) with eight candles to remind us of a miracle: in ancient times, there was only enough oil to light a lamp for…

Fortune · Dec 5, 2023

Coinbase CEO trolls Google over 'all-hands' ban in latest Silicon Valley culture clash

A controversy over inclusive language at Google is just the latest flareup in a long-running battle.

Fortune · Nov 22, 2023

Has corporate DEI overlooked Jews? Some say yes, but it's complicated

Bill Ackman criticized Harvard University for not explicitly including Jewish people in its diversity policy. It's a growing sentiment in corporate America.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2023

As Texas bans diversity and equity offices at public colleges, Rice University’s inclusion efforts march on

DEI efforts have become a lightning rod for debate in American higher education. At the private Houston university, officials admit impact is hard to measure — but they also see progress from their work.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 22, 2023

New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges presents hiring challenges

The law requires publicly-funded universities and colleges to close their diversity, equity and inclusion offices, creating hiring challenges.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 18, 2023

Texas A&M System’s guidance on the state’s DEI ban shows compliance might be a hard needle to thread

The guidance asks universities in the system to avoid using the acronym DEI on their websites and walk a fine line between organizing events that “support diversity in a general way” but don’t “promote preferential treatment of any particular group.”

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