This article is excerpted from a Chronicle special report, “The Future of Diversity Training,” available in the Chronicle Store. D iversity-training programs are now practically a rite of passage for ...

As colleges across the nation phase out diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, many have started to phase in programs with a new focus: “dialogue.” It’s unclear whether the new embrace was ...

Diversity training is more effective when it’s personalized, according to my new research in the peer-reviewed journal Applied Psychology. We found that this personalized approach worked especially ...

People are different, and when there are differences, there’s always the potential for misunderstanding, conflict or negative emotions. As humans, we have a long history of dealing with differences ...

Source: iStock image by Antonio Diaz licensed to Art Markman All people have biases, and most of the time that is a good thing. When faced with a choice for a dessert to eat, I am biased to choose ...

Examples of diversity in higher education encompass a spectrum of identities and experiences, including racial and ethnic diversity, gender diversity, socioeconomic diversity, cultural diversity, and ...

Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop earlier this month in Memphis, has become the latest face in a racial justice and police reform ...

Diversity and inclusion—as aspirations for institutions, and as values—are under attack these days. Opponents to these objectives see a belief in promoting diversity as something un-American, and seek ...

“Equal Justice Under the Law” is emblazoned over the Supreme Court of the United States. It is an ideal that our justice system endeavors to achieve. With a single stroke of the judicial pen and ...

Diversity training is more effective when it’s personalized, according to my new research in the peer-reviewed journal Applied Psychology. As a professor of management, I partnered with Andrew Bryant, ...

This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he ...