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South Africa is famous for its biodiversity: a new network will store and manage its plant and animal samples

South Africa has created a network of facilities to store hundreds of thousands of samples of biological material from plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. The samples are currently held in biobanks in the country. The aim is twofold: to ensure researchers have access to all available samples, and to establish…

The Conversation

Juneteenth matters for thinking about race relations in Canada and Canadian education

On June 19, African Americans will celebrate Juneteenth. This day marks emancipation from chattel slavery and the long and violent struggle for Black people to be recognized as equally human.

The Conversation

Greg Abbott signs law banning diversity offices in Texas higher education

The governor signed the bill prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion offices in addition to another codifying tenure restrictions

The Guardian - US

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Texas Gov. Abbott signs DEI bill into law, dismantling diversity offices at colleges

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, offices and programs in higher education, after months of debate on the Senate and House floors.

Tribune News Service

Wisconsin Republicans mum on potential UW budget cuts

Wisconsin's Republican leaders aren't saying whether they would cut the University of Wisconsin budget after delaying the vote on the subject

The Independent UK

Retailers must do more on diversity and inclusion among top executives – report

Researchers said their report aims to drive change in the industry by tracking progress made so far.

The Independent UK

North Carolina Republicans send green investment ban to governor

North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has sent the governor a ban on green investing as part of a broader GOP crusade against big businesses that champion sustainability and workplace diversity

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How America's Growing Diversity Weakens the Case for Racial Preferences in Education

Affirmative action becomes harder to defend when it entails discrimination against a variety of racial and ethnic minority groups.

Reason

Zoe Daniel: Time to right wrongs with much-needed media reform

The absence of media diversity and the resulting concentration of power are leading to lack of accountability in the fourth estate.

The New Daily

Space training contest opens during Pride Month for LGBTQ+ individuals

The nonprofit Out Astronaut wants to increase LGBTQ+ representation in space, as the community continues to face barriers and discrimination despite diversity efforts.

Space

Republicans to cut University of Wisconsin budget in ongoing fight over diversity and inclusion

Republican lawmakers are planning to cut funding for University of Wisconsin campuses as the GOP-controlled state Legislature and school officials continue to clash over efforts to promote diversity and inclusion

The Independent UK

Diversity expert to companies: Don't lose momentum gained in past few years

George Floyd's murder by police in 2020 created an urgency in many organizations to address diversity in a new way.

Tribune News Service

Golden Globes sold, voting group shut down

After months of controversy over ethical lapses and a lack of diversity, the Golden Globe Awards have been sold to a new owner.

The New Daily

My mixed feelings about "Spider-Verse"

There are so many reasons to love the new Spider-Man film, but the ending isn't one of them

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The Hindu

Parliament will see more representatives from vulnerable tribal groups in future, says Speaker

Saying that diversity was at the core of Indian values, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday said that he was fully confident of increased representation of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in all walks of life, including in Parliament, in the coming years.

The Conversation

Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here's why that matters

Some of the world’s most popular museums are natural history collections: Think of dinosaur fossils, gemstones and preserved animals. Herbaria – collections of pressed, dried plant specimens – are a less-known but important type of natural history collection. There are some 400 million botanical specimens stored across over 3,500 herbaria…

Daily Record

Adventurer Molly Turnbull is crowned Young Scot 2023 by First Minister

Scotland's young heroes were hailed at a glittering ceremony last week.

Caixin Global

Editorial: Harmony in Diversity: Cultivating a New Open Landscape

To forge a new paradigm of openness, China should proceed with reforming institutions and continue cultivating exchanges of important business people and other civilians

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The Guardian - UK

UK business leader diversity has not increased since George Floyd death

Nearly 70% of office workers say their firms have not increased number of black, Asian or ethnic minority leaders

Bangkok Post

Power of young voices

Colourful papers and crayons scatter the floor as children scribble away on cardboard. Scissors meticulously cut paper into letters, and slowly messages are formed on the waiting cardboard, advocating for society to embrace diversity, promote marriage equality and tear down harmful gender binary.

The Guardian - US

The US supreme court upheld race-conscious voting protections. Affirmative action could be next

The court’s decision this week served as an affirmation that race-conscious protections such as these can and should exist in US law

The Hindu

Japanese envoy tweets on enjoying culinary delights, PM Modi says keep the videos coming

The Ambassador’s post drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attention who hailed the envoy’s initiative of presenting India’s culinary diversity

The Hindu

India looks at devising its own standards to assess socio-economic progress

India is now actively discussing re-drawing parameters to cater and accommodate its national diversity and local anthropometric measurements and has used - childhood stunting, female labour force participation rate and life expectancy at birth - to highlight the alleged anomalies.

The Independent UK

Cracker Barrel refuses to axe Pride Month support despite deluge of bigoted attacks

Cracker Barrel, which previously openly discriminated against gay employees, has moved towards inclusivity and diversity over the years

The Conversation

Crocodile's 'virgin birth' is a first for science's history books

Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilisation, have been told throughout history. Mars the ancient Roman god, Horus the ancient Egyptian god and Qi from ancient Chinese mythology were all born to virgins. But virgin births actually do happen in the natural world.

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