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NewslettersCompanies that rushed to create DEI initiatives in 2020 are likelier to backtrack on their commitments
By Paige McGlauflin and Joey AbramsSeptember 13, 2023
PoliticsDiversity rhetoric plummets among executives after affirmative action ruling: ‘Why make yourself a target if you don’t have to be one?’
By Redd Brown and BloombergSeptember 10, 2023
CommentaryUSA Water Polo CEO: ‘Blending sports with education is the secret to America’s economic success’
By Christopher RamseyAugust 24, 2023
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TechChatGPT can get you through college, but there’s one essay it can’t help with—and it has to do with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
By Paige HagyAugust 14, 2023
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NewslettersThe Fearless Fund founders are sticking to their investing philosophy—and have some strong words for the conservative activist group suing them
By Anne SradersAugust 11, 2023
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as affirmative action cases involving Harvard and University of North Carolina admissions are heard by the court in Washington on Monday, October 31, 2022.
NewslettersAttacks on corporate diversity programs are ramping up after Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
By Paige McGlauflin and Joey AbramsAugust 10, 2023
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NewslettersGroup behind affirmative action cases sues venture fund backing Black female founders for racial bias, a potential precursor to attacks on corporate DEI
By Emma Hinchliffe and Joey AbramsAugust 8, 2023
SuccessHarvard reworks essay requirements after affirmative action ban, emphasizes life experiences
By Janet Lorin and BloombergAugust 5, 2023
CommentaryFrom tennis courts to corporate governance, here’s how far diversity, equity, and inclusion have come
By Billie Jean King and Aniela UnguresanAugust 3, 2023
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SuccessBeing rich makes you twice as likely to be accepted into the Ivy League and other elite colleges, new study finds
By Paige HagyJuly 24, 2023
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CommentaryThe war on DEI is the beginning of a coordinated attack on the Civil Rights Act of 1964
By Alphonso DavidJuly 24, 2023
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PoliticsFortune 100 companies are getting swarmed by Republican AGs using the Supreme Court affirmative action as a lever into the workplace
By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated PressJuly 15, 2023
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SuccessHarvard and other wealthy schools’ legacy admissions policies draw support from people who want to keep a ‘racial hierarchy,’ research shows
By Angelica S. Gutierrez and The ConversationJuly 13, 2023
CommentaryMost people believe they don’t see color–but only empirically proven ‘blinding’ policies can reduce discrimination in the labor market and criminal justice system
By Sunita SahJuly 13, 2023
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NewslettersThe importance of communication in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
By Amber BurtonJuly 12, 2023
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