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"The Diversity Principle: The Story of a Transformative Idea" by David B. Oppenheimer

As a war on diversity upends government, corporate, and education policies, the history of the idea of diversity has never been more important.

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As a war on diversity upends government, corporate, and education policies, the history of the idea of diversity has never been more important.

The diversity principle – the idea that people with different backgrounds, identities, and viewpoints produce better work – was a core tenet of the first modern research university and the inspiration for...

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As a war on diversity upends government, corporate, and education policies, the history of the idea of diversity has never been more important. The diversity principle – the idea that people with different backgrounds, identities, and viewpoints produce better work – was a core tenet of the first modern research university and the inspiration for John Stuart Mill's classic treatise, On Liberty.

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