Kenji Yoshino is the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law and co-founder of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging — the nation's only DEI center based at a law school. In his new book, How Equality Wins: A New Vision for an Inclusive America, co-authored with David Glasgow, Yoshino tackles the urgent question of how institutions can advance equality in the wake of affirmative action's dismantling and relentless attacks on DEI. Drawing on their frontline advisory work following the Supreme Court's 2023 decision ending race-conscious admissions, Yoshino and Glasgow offer research-backed strategies for reimagining DEI — from reclaiming the concept of merit to fostering free speech and welcoming groups that felt overlooked by traditional DEI efforts.

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