Rep. Burgess Owens, the panel’s Republican chair, called diversity, equity, and inclusion “a long-growing cancer that resides in the hearts of American academic institutions.”
At a congressional hearing on Thursday, conservative critics made their case against campus diversity programs. Democrats and a DEI supporter pushed back.
Juana Lancaster is a news writer for News Day Laura. She writes about politics, health, business, parenting, and finance. When she's not writing, she's usually watching The West Wing or getting lost in the world of Harry Potter.
