Why We Do What We Do

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The current trend to discontinue and dismantle DEI motivated us to look into this suddently controversial issue. DEI will be another corpse on the pile of convenient corpses that were easy targets. But, what does Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion mean? What are the impacts it has had? What will happen when it's gone? The implications are further reaching than you might think.

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Links and References: 
  1. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/05/17/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace/
  2. https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/what-is-dei
  3. https://builtin.com/diversity-inclusion/what-does-dei-mean-in-the-workplace
  4. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-plane-crash-black-hawk-crew-order-plane-investigation/
  5. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-dei-strengthen-infrastructure-rural-areas-michele-heyward-eit-clauc/
  6. https://dailyyonder.com/commentary-eliminating-dei-hurts-everyone-rural-people-included/2025/02/03/
  7. https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/12/29/history-of-dei-why-it-matters-for-the-future/
  8. https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/us/dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-explained/index.html
  9. https://hub.jhu.edu/2023/11/22/affirmative-action-debate/
  10. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/01/27/the-court-is-coming-for-affirmative-action-that-would-be-a-terrible-mistake/
  11. https://edtrust.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-affirmative-action-and-the-assault-on-race-conscious-admissions/
  12. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/31/did-trumps-firing-of-aviation-officials-increase-likelihood-of-dc-crash#:~:text=Meanwhile%2C%20The%20Associated%20Press%20reported,Baird%20contributed%20to%20this%20report
  13. Zeynep Arsel, David Crockett, Maura L Scott, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Journal of Consumer Research: A Curation and Research Agenda, Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 48, Issue 5, February 2022, Pages 920–933, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucab057
  14. https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/spc3.12666
  15. https://www.nber.org/papers/w31215 
  16. https://journals.healio.com/doi/full/10.3928/01484834-20191021-04
  17. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2213219822010492
  18. https://academic.oup.com/tbm/article/14/3/156/7324745
  19. https://gizmodo.com/the-list-of-trumps-forbidden-words-that-will-get-your-paper-flagged-at-nsf-2000559661 




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