Press Outlets, Including New York Times, Suppress Findings of Study Suggesting That DEI Training Amplifies Hostility Instead of Reducing It
Researchers with the Network Contagion Research Institute say ‘anti-racist’ and ‘anti-oppressive pedagogy’ actually increase racial tensions.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are supposed to make workplaces and colleges more hospitable and welcoming to people of diverse backgrounds. However, a study by the Network Contagion Research Institute and the Social Perception Lab at Rutgers University found that DEI programs focused on “anti-racist” and “anti-oppressive” ideology tend to do the exact opposite.
Researchers examined the effects of “diversity training interventions that emphasize awareness of and opposition to ‘systemic oppression.’” The approach of focusing on “systemic oppression” was popularized by the author Ibram X. Kendi in his book, “How to Be an Antiracist,” and it has been widely adopted at colleges and in the healthcare field, the study notes.
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