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Utah's legislature became the latest in the U.S. to pass a bill Friday prohibiting diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. The bill that cleared the state House and Senate by wide margins now heads to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican who has said he is likely to sign such a bill into law. Headed into the final year of his first term as governor, Cox has shifted right on “diversity, equity and inclusion."

The well-being of minority groups should be an important societal concern that draws together communities with varying perspectives on how to best offer support. In recent years, this approach has largely been taken for granted as a prudent pathway for supporting the economic advancement of various minority groups in American institutions. Many who advocate for DEI efforts have altruistic intentions, but too often such heartfelt advocacy overlooks long-term implications.

After a door plug on an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 MAX 9 blew off mid-flight, Elon Musk and other commentators quickly fingered a culprit: wokeness, with several raising that Boeing had made a minor change that added diversity, equity and inclusion as one factor in determining employee executive bonuses. This is so facially absurd as to be detached from reality. In fact, it is only ...

Rep. Katy Hall and Sen. Keith Grover proposed the “Equal Opportunity Initiatives.” Here’s what the bill does to overhaul DEI on college campuses

The move comes as DEI is under fire on college campuses across the country. What is diversity, equity and inclusion? Read more.