DEI proponents see echoes of America's fraught racial history in attacks on diversity efforts : vimarsana.com

As efforts to promote DEI in academia increasingly come under fire, defenders tell CNN they are trying to uphold American ideals while critics accuse them of advantaging some groups – like racial minorities – over others.

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