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Jan 2025

I’m actually glad we are moving away from DEI. Here’s why: in too many spaces, DEI has become a watered-down checklist—a performative exercise that prioritizes optics over outcomes. The buzzwords dominate panels, workshops, and social media, but the real work of introspection, accountability, and systemic change often falls by the wayside. The examples I’ve witnessed

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11
May 2023

Here at STEM4Real, we sometimes play the Counting Game, especially when we see a panel of speakers, a board of directors, or a bestseller author list. This is the game we play in our Leadership 4 Justice course where we count the people of color in our context. We then count the people of color that are leading and speaking in meetings and workshops. The numbers aren’t looking good. If we want to serve our diverse student populations, we have to demonstrate that representation for our students to see.

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