Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)

This blog provides links to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-related issues and topics.

Monday, March 30, 2026

Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land; Futurism, March 28, 2026

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  Joe Wilkins , Futurism;  Seminole Nation Becomes First Indigenous Group to Ban Planet-Cooking Data Centers From Its Land "The Seminol...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List; The New York Times, March 27, 2026

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  Greg Jaffe ,  Eric Schmitt ,  Helene Cooper  and  Adam Entous  , The New York Tiimes;  Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers F...

Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Overlooked; Smithsonian Magazine, March 26, 2026

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  Kayla Randall  -  Digital Editor, Museums , Smithsonian Magazine;  Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segr...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries; The New York Times, March 23, 2026

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  Alan Blinder  , The New York Times;  Boston University Pulls Pride Flags, Raising Free Speech Worries The university said the flags broke ...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Teen, 14, Diagnosed with Rare Cancer, Used His Single Make-A-Wish Gift Not for Himself, but Others in His Community; People, March 14, 2026

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  Toria Sheffield , People;  Teen, 14, Diagnosed with Rare Cancer, Used His Single Make-A-Wish Gift Not for Himself, but Others in His Commu...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders cancellation of DOD ties with Columbia beginning in 2026-27 academic year; Columbia Spectator, February 27, 2026

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  JOSEPH ZULOAGA  AND  DORA GAO , COLUMBIA SPECTATOR;  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders cancellation of DOD ties with Columbia beginnin...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy overhaul; The Post and Courier Greenville, February 25, 2026

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  Spencer Donovan , The Post and Courier Greenville;  Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy ove...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell; The Guardian, February 19, 2026

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  Azada Raha, from Rukhshana Media , The Guardian;  The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell " Most of th...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Department of Education backs down on anti-DEI directive after suit; UPI, February 18, 2026

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  Lisa Hornung , UPI;  Department of Education backs down on anti-DEI directive after suit " A federal court gave a final ruling Wednes...

Amid new GOP-led restrictions, North Carolina students lead a fight to vote during the midterm primary; Democracy Docket, February 18, 2026

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  Natalie Hausmann , Democracy Docket;  Amid new GOP-led restrictions, North Carolina students lead a fight to vote during the midterm prima...

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues; AP, February 17, 2026

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  MATTHEW DALY , AP;  Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues "Conservation and historica...

Honoring Alex Pretti’s Moral Courage and the Cost of Caring; The Hastings Center for Bioethics, February 17, 2026

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  Connie M. Ulrich ,  Mary D. Naylor  and  Martha A. Q. Curley  , The Hastings Center for Bioethics;  Honoring Alex Pretti’s Moral Courage a...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Judge invokes George Orwell’s ‘1984’ in ordering restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibit; The Hill, February 16, 2026

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    ZACH SCHONFELD , The Hill;  Judge invokes George Orwell’s ‘1984’ in ordering restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibit  " A feder...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Olympics turn political as US athletes speak out against Trump; The Hill, February 16, 2026

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  DOMINICK MASTRANGELO   , The Hill;  Olympics turn political as US athletes speak out against Trump  " A growing number of Olympic ath...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Pope invites Catholics to 'disarm' language and build kindness, respect for Lent; United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, February 13, 2026

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  Carol Glatz  , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops;  Pope invites Catholics to 'disarm' language and build kindness, resp...
Friday, February 13, 2026

Meet Aliya Rahman, Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted, Jailed & Traumatized by ICE in Minneapolis; Democracy Now, February 9, 2026

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 Democracy Now;  Meet Aliya Rahman, Disabled U.S. Citizen Assaulted, Jailed & Traumatized by ICE in Minneapolis " We speak with Ali...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive; The New York Times, February 10, 2026

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    Liam Stack ,  Jonathan Wolfe  and  Yan Zhuang , The New York Times;  Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive...

Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States; The New York Times, February 9, 2026

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  Apoorva Mandavilli  , The New York Times;  Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States The states, all led...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’; Georgia Recorder, February 3, 2026

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  ROSS WILLIAMS , Georgia Recorder;  Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’  " Librarians and education...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Judge Bars Further Changes to George Washington’s Philadelphia House; The New York Times, February 2, 2026

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Mattathias Schwartz , The New York Times;  Judge Bars Further Changes to George Washington’s Philadelphia House The Interior Department remo...
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Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information.Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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