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Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

  • Written by Rodney Coates, Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University
Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEIDEI has a long history.Nora Carol Photography via Getty Images

Few issues in the U.S. today are as controversial as diversity, equity and inclusion – commonly referred to as DEI.

Although the term didn’t come into common usage until the 21st century, DEI is best understood as the latest stage in a long American project. Its egalitarian...

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