Utah Lawmaker Blames Baltimore Bridge Collapse On Diversity: Phil Lyman, a Utah Republican lawmaker and candidate for governor said the tragic accident is the ...
essence.com/news/lawmaker-blames-baltimore-bridge-collapse-on-diversity/
Quick Glance: Survivors of Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Workers in Their Cars
- Julio Cervantes survived bridge collapse, others missing or dead
- Construction workers were in their cars when ship hit bridge
- Two bodies found, four missing, presumed dead
- President Biden promises bridge reconstruction
Utah’s governor posted about Black History Month days after signing anti-DEI bill. The backlash was swift.
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/01/utahs-governor-posted-about-black/
We want to hear from you!: The Salt Lake Tribune is committed to creating a space where Utahns can share ideas, perspectives and solutions that move our state ...
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Utah’s anti-DEI law ‘lights a fire’ under nonprofits as public resources stand to dismantle
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/04/18/utahs-anti-dei-law-lights-fire/
UT-Austin lays off dozens who worked in DEI roles, citing new state law: A conservative state senator had warned schools days earlier to comply with the state’s ...
washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/03/ut-austin-dei-layoffs-sb17/
After DEI bill, this is what Utah’s college presidents fear will be the next target of lawmakers
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/04/01/after-dei-bill-this-is-what-utahs/
Amid state DEI ban, the University of Texas lays off dozens of employees: A university in Texas is triggering layoffs months after a statewide ban on diversity ...
usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/04/03/ut-austin-dei-ban-texas/73190970007/
Southern Utah University students worry anti-DEI rules will fuel extremists, hate crimes
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/23/southern-utah-university-students/
First university in Utah renames DEI office after lawmakers ban words. This is what it’s now called.
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/03/12/first-university-utah-renames-dei/
Opinion: DEI is the Utah way: “Numerous valid, reliable and rigorous publications demonstrate that DEI offices, training and statements lead to meaningful ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/04/opinion-utah-should-increase/
Opinion: DEI is the Utah way: “Numerous valid, reliable and rigorous publications demonstrate that DEI offices, training and statements lead to meaningful ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/04/opinion-utah-should-increase/
Andy Larsen: One of the most popular anti-DEI studies is full of problems: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox argued that diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in ...
sltrib.com/news/2024/01/13/andy-larsen-are-dei-programs/
Quick Glance: Challenges and Solutions in DEI Study
- A surge in administrative programs for diversity, equity, and inclusion has occurred.
- The Heritage Foundation's criticized study lacks data and evidence.
- The effectiveness of DEI programs at universities is inconclusive.
- Diversity among faculty and a sense of belonging improve academic performance and success for minority students.
How should public institutions in a diverse society treat identity? Utah’s new anti-DEI law could help answer that question ... Show more
Utah’s Promising New Anti-DEI Law - The Atlantic
Utah’s Promising New Anti-DEI Law - The Atlantic
Opinion: DEI practices shouldn’t be removed from schools. They should be improved.
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/19/opinion-dei-practices-shouldnt-be/
House Republicans pass anti-DEI bill that would dismantle diversity offices in Utah public education, government
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/19/house-republicans-pass-anti-dei/
‘Appalling’: Salt Lake City school board members slam Utah’s new anti-DEI bill: Salt Lake City school board members last week criticized the bill Utah Gov ...
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/02/13/appalling-salt-lake-city-school/
Utah passes a bill banning diversity programs in government and on campuses: Utah’s legislature became the latest in the U.S. to pass a bill Friday prohibiting ...
nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/utah-ban-diversity-programs-government-campuses-dei-rcna135958
Texas proves DEI programs aren't just wasteful – they've failed. Focus on merit instead.
usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/04/08/dei-ban-texas-colleges-workplace-focus-merit/73221580007/
How should public institutions in a diverse society treat identity? Utah’s new anti-DEI law could help answer that question ... Show more
Utah’s Promising New Anti-DEI Law - The Atlantic
Utah’s Promising New Anti-DEI Law - The Atlantic
Gustus: We’re making it easier to track bills during Utah’s legislature: Utah-based company Seer and The Salt Lake Tribune have partnered to create a bill ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/22/gustus-were-making-it-easier-track/
As Utah state officials try to slash DEI efforts, MLK marchers celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/15/utah-state-officials-try-slash-dei/
Utah’s businesses forcing DEI practices on workers, GOP lawmaker says — but can’t provide an example
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/24/utahs-businesses-forcing-dei/
The first anti-DEI bill of the Utah legislative session is now public. Here’s what it says.
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/12/utah-lawmakers-anti-dei-bill/
Students worry UT-Austin is taking Texas’ DEI ban too far: The new state law prohibits public universities from having diversity, equity and inclusion programs ...
texastribune.org/2024/02/26/university-texas-austin-dei-ban-students/
Utah’s Promising New Anti-DEI Law: How should public institutions in a diverse society treat identity?
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/utah-anti-dei-law-higher-education/677928/
Utah Voices: Should places of work and schools focus on DEI?: “It’s the least we can do to begin addressing the bias and racism we white European colonizers have ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/20/utah-voices-should-places-work/
Stacy Bernal: Banning DEI harms Utahns, including my son and me: “With the passing of HB261 and the dismantling of DEI offices in higher education (and beyond) ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/24/stacy-bernal-banning-dei-harms/
Ute student test scores continue to worsen, and Utah lawmakers say they have no plans to help
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/16/test-scores-continue-worsen-ute/
Opinion: What Latter-day Saint theology says about equity, and why it matters: “We don’t need to follow the playbook of other Republican-led states who have ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/26/opinion-what-latter-day-saint/
Opinion: As educators, we’re alarmed and confused by the DEI controversy: “Public and higher education institutions cannot achieve desired outcomes if the ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/05/opinion-educators-were-alarmed/
Opinion: DEI bans will negatively impact Utah’s future doctors — and their patients
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/02/17/opinion-dei-bans-will-negatively/
Letter: Gov. Cox’s words and deeds do indeed embody his call for Utah to “stay weird”
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/02/29/letter-gov-coxs-words-deeds-do/
Utah House GOP dodge questions on anti-DEI bills during rollout of 2024 legislative priorities
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/11/utah-house-gop-dodge-questions/
Letter: What will it take for Utahns to open their hearts and accept diversity?: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs around the country are being shut ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/01/07/letter-what-will-it-take-utahns/
‘Bordering on evil’: Diversity hiring practices at Utah’s universities will end in 2024, Cox says
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/20/bordering-evil-diversity-hiring/
Letter: Diversity and inclusion have a sorry history in Utah: Andy Larsen’s excellent article about DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) programs ...
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2024/02/07/letter-diversity-inclusion-have/
What we know so far about the anti-DEI bills in the works for Utah’s upcoming legislative session
sltrib.com/news/education/2024/01/08/what-we-know-so-far-about-anti-dei/
Utah schools reject Gov. Cox’s claim that they require employees to sign ‘diversity statements’
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/12/21/gov-cox-shares-no-evidence-that/
Opinion: I’ve seen the zero-sum, DEI mindset infiltrate Utah’s institutions of higher education
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/03/opinion-gov-coxs-dei-concerns-are/
Opinion: I moved to Utah after my family fled Vietnam. The public education system helped me succeed.
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/12/20/opinion-i-moved-utah-after-my/
Opinion: What university leaders like me mean when we talk about diversity: “Learning about diversity is a crucial outcome for Utah students,” writes Richard ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/12/opinion-learning-about-diversity/
Ramón Barthelemy: DEI may be misunderstood, but our work continues: “DEI is not meant to exclude anyone or privilege one group, but rather it is the insurance ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/26/opinion-dei-may-be-misunderstood/
Some Black UT students feel left behind by Texas' new DEI ban: The university has stopped diversity-centered scholarships, repurposed DEI centers and closed the ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ut-austin-dei-ban-18672460.php
Cox touted his action on diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Now he says university DEI statements border on ‘evil.’
sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/01/02/cox-touted-his-action-diversity/
After The Ban On Diversity Programs, What’s Next For Higher Education In Utah?: Higher education officials in the state are preparing for what’s “next in the ...
essence.com/news/higher-ed-utah-after-dei-prohibited/
A trailblazing sensory-friendly church comes as a welcome addition on Utah’s faith front
sltrib.com/religion/2023/08/20/trailblazing-sensor-friendly/
Tribune editorial: SLCC marks 75 years of being a college for everyone: Salt Lake Community College is one of the community’s most notable, and wide-reaching ...
sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2023/10/08/tribune-editorial-slcc-marks-75/
David Pack: All Utahns deserve affordable access to high-speed internet: “It’s time we work together so every Utahn has access to high-speed internet ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/11/12/david-pack-all-utahns-deserve/
Kevin M. Korous: Diversity, equity and inclusion aren’t bad words: “I urge Utahns to take a step back from the political fearmongering of ‘the other’ and ...
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/08/17/kevin-m-korous-diversity-equity/
UT DEI ban: Staff firings anger students in wake of state law: UT-Austin has not said how many staff were let go, but advocates say at least 66 people were fired ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/dei-ban-ut-firings-19400136.php
SLCC’s Trans Sports Ball Day provides a space for all to exercise and have fun: The first Trans Sports Ball Day was held at Salt Lake Community College ...
sltrib.com/amplify-utah/2023/08/16/slccs-trans-sports-ball-day/
Texas DEI ban: UT layoffs mostly impacted women, Black staffers: The layoffs have roiled students and advocates, who argue administrators are overreacting to the ...
houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/ut-dei-layoffs-19410906.php
UT thinking of long-term future as it attempts to comply with DEI law: UT President Jay Hartzell said recent firings resulted from an attempt to reach ...
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/ut-thinking-long-term-future-attempts-comply-dei-19404713.php
‘An overreaction’: Black lawmakers, advocates denounce UT schools’ layoffs due to DEI ban
dallasnews.com/news/education/2024/04/10/an-overreaction-black-lawmakers-advocates-denounce-ut-schools-layoffs-due-to-dei-ban/
Salt Lake City Council members admonish GOP lawmakers’ efforts to remove UTA pride bus
sltrib.com/news/2023/06/09/salt-lake-city-council-members/
UT professors demand layoffs reversed, say cuts in wake of DEI ban violate rights
dallasnews.com/news/education/2024/04/05/ut-professors-demand-layoffs-reversed-say-cuts-in-wake-of-dei-ban-violate-rights/
UT lays off dozens of staffers to comply with Texas’ DEI ban, advocacy groups say
dallasnews.com/news/education/2024/04/02/ut-lays-off-dozens-of-staffers-to-comply-with-texas-dei-ban-advocacy-groups-say/
‘No one is going to lose a job’ in response to DEI bill, says UTD president: UT-Dallas is one of dozens of colleges and universities across the state that must ...
dallasnews.com/news/education/2023/08/17/no-one-is-going-to-lose-a-job-in-response-to-dei-ban-ut-dallas-president-says/
The new superintendent for Provo schools might surprise you with her plans for embracing diversity
sltrib.com/news/education/2023/08/15/new-superintendent-provo-schools/
Republican lawmaker pulls his ‘too harsh’ bill to eliminate diversity offices at Utah universities
sltrib.com/news/education/2023/02/27/republican-lawmaker-pulls-his-too/
Opinion: Latino voices are non-negotiable in the fight for environmental preservation
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2024/03/15/opinion-latino-voices-are-non/
Here’s how the Legislature changed Utahns’ lives this year: The Utah Legislature will finish the 2023 legislative session on Friday evening ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/03/03/heres-how-legislature-changed/
Even without affirmative action, we can make colleges more diverse. Here’s how | Opinion
star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article285160512.html
Utah’s only Black lawmaker speaks out against colleagues’ attacks on diversity efforts
sltrib.com/news/education/2023/02/24/utahs-only-black-lawmaker-speaks/
UT students demand reinstatement of undocumented program cut in wake of DEI ban: Citing Texas’ DEI ban and a federal immigration law in messages to students ...
dallasnews.com/news/education/2024/01/29/ut-students-demand-reinstatement-of-undocumented-program-cut-in-wake-of-dei-ban/
UT eliminates scholarship, program for undocumented students following Texas’ DEI ban
dallasnews.com/news/education/2024/01/25/ut-eliminates-scholarship-program-for-undocumented-students-following-texas-dei-ban/
Is Utah ‘chronically unsafe’ for women? Why nearly half say yes.: New research shows nearly half of Utah women feel "chronically unsafe" in their ...
sltrib.com/news/2023/03/16/45-utah-women-report-feeling/
Letter: As a diversity and inclusion officer, I work to provide students opportunities to be heard
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2023/03/05/letter-diversity-inclusion-officer/
Has Utah lost its ‘Utah Way’? Robert Gehrke says we’re headed in the wrong direction.
sltrib.com/opinion/2023/03/08/lawmakers-pride-themselves-doing/
We’re not talking your grandmother’s feminism, Editorial Board writes, but workplace equality
sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2023/03/12/were-not-talking-your-grandmothers/
Marina Gomberg wonders if proposed closure of Salt Lake City schools is an equity issue veiled as fiscal pragmatism
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/07/28/marina-gomberg-wonders-if-proposed/
Kevin M. Korous and Darlene McDonald: Just not being racist is not enough to root out racism in Utah
sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2023/03/10/kevin-m-korous-darlene-mcdonald/
'Frybread Face and Me' SXSW review: Billy Luther's feature debut captures cultural, gender exploration with authenticity
mashable.com/article/frybread-face-and-me-sxsw-review-indigenous-film
What is Hogwarts Legacy and why are some Harry Potter fans boycotting the game?: The new game set in the Wizarding World has already received rave reviews ...
itv.com/news/2023-02-07/what-is-hogwarts-legacy-and-why-are-some-harry-potter-fans-boycotting-the-game
New Harry Potter game sparks boycott, divides fans over trans-inclusion: Hogwarts Legacy has had strong reviews, but the way its developers have responded to JK ...
theage.com.au/culture/books/new-harry-potter-game-sparks-boycott-divides-fans-over-trans-inclusion-20230207-p5cigv.html
Residents of Pusey Hill and Harmons Valley in Manchester now have free and unlimited access to digital connectivity following the installation of shared Wi-Fi ... Show more
Pusey Hill and Harmons Valley in Manchester get free Wi-Fi | News | Jamaica Gleaner
Pusey Hill and Harmons Valley in Manchester get free Wi-Fi | News | Jamaica Gleaner
How this year’s Top Workplaces are trying to diversify: The most important issue for tech companies right now, industry leader Cydni Tetro believes, is diversity ...
sltrib.com/news/2022/11/01/how-this-years-top-workplaces/
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