Boeing has had a tumultuous year, marked by a series of setbacks including safety incidents, executive departures, and declining stock prices. Now, the company’s decision to dismantle its DEI department has sparked further controversy. Sara Liang Bowen’s departure as Boeing’s head of DEI highlights the personal and professional toll of these decisions. In a heartfelt […]
Testifying before Congress on Dec. 5, the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania presented themselves as Ivy League guardians of the First Amendment. Their testimony provoked bipartisan congressional outrage. Harvard, MIT, Penn and other universities had offered little more than institutional shrugs as pro-Hamas, anti-Israel protests explicitly threatened violence against Jewish students […]
A wave of attacks against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from conservative leaders in the U.S. has brought renewed attention to such efforts amid calls to ban DEI programs. In recent months, Republicans have taken swipes at DEI initiatives. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called such programs at educational institutions “hostile to academic freedom.” […]
