Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was sitting at my desk, minding my own business, when DEI walked into my life in an email from my bosses at a previous newspaper ...

The words equality and equity often get used interchangeably, but they have quite different meanings. Equality is an objective term — it means just what it implies and there is little room for debate.

E quity has become a familiar term on American college campuses in recent years, as well as a flash point in the nation’s culture wars. Centers for teaching and learning embrace it, as do institutes ...

The racist video of the Obamas posted during Black History Month is hurtful and underscores the pessimism Americans have ...

At a time when minorities and marginalised communities are routinely left without effective institutional support, even a limited articulation of equity acquires significance, not as an accomplishment ...

For the past year, the discussion of DEI within UNC System institutions has been a major topic of conversation. Rumors of removal circulated all last year, until Wednesday when the Board of Governors ...

In George Orwell’s allegorical novel Animal Farm, the animals conspire to take control of their farm from the uncaring humans. In the process, they attempt to avoid the typical horrible behavior of ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, saying that race cannot be a factor in admissions policies. Affirmative Action March in Washington led by The ...

Until recently, I had never thought of the term “equity” as ever being associated with anything except real estate or the financing of such. I guess that’s just because I’m old or old school, as they ...

Re: the June 12 letter "Equity." The writer says “the Democratic Party champions equity while the Republican Party champions opportunity.” He continues, “Equity ...