I wonder if Ms. Guider (Your Views from Oct. 1) understands the difference between equity and equality. She extols the virtues of DEI while that concept is shown to be divisive and racially motivated ...
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 ...
“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde With the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Affirmative Action, I am ...
It would have been easy for Harvard President Claudine Gay to cite Carol Swain’s scholarship in her own work (“Claudine Gay and My Scholarship,” op-ed, Dec. 18), but Ms. Gay decided not to. She ...
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 ...
Senator and avowed socialist Bernie Sanders struggled to explain the difference between "equity" and "equality" on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" Friday night, in an exchange that has gone viral ...
Vice President Kamala Harris, now the Democratic nominee for president, has pushed an "equity" over "equality" message as part of the Biden administration's policies, something she also spoke about as ...
I recently spoke with Chris Harrington, president and CEO of the Ordway Center for Performing Arts, about the importance of using an equity lens as a leader. Q. What are the consequences when a leader ...
The words "equity" and "equality" as used today are indeed different. Equality refers to equal opportunities, while equity now means equal outcomes. Big difference. Many of us believe in equality, ...
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 ...