Instructing Animosity: An ILV Panel

Respected researchers, including Lee Jussim, recently released an informative paper that underlines the limitations of DEI Programs - Instructing Animosity: How DEI Pedagogy Produces the Hostile Attribution Bias. We've invited Lee his colleagues, Nate Bork, Danit Finkelstein and Anne Wilson, to dig into this research and see if there is another path forward or if we should just let DEI, DIE.

According to the paper's abstract, DEI programs purport to cultivate inclusive environments for people from diverse backgrounds and encourage greater empathy in interpersonal interactions. A key component of DEI offerings lies in diversity pedagogy: Lectures, trainings and educational resources ostensibly designed to educate participants about their prejudice and bias in order to eliminate discrimination. As institutions across corporate and educational sectors increasingly embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into their foundational strategies, it is crucial to evaluate the effectiveness of common aspects of this pedagogy.