2026
A Vision for Moderation in DEI
In a recent op-ed, I shared my negative experiences with an anti-white-supremacy pledge that propagated across the University of Cincinnati’s campus in the early 2020’s. I spoke out against the external forces, such as Senate Bill 1 (SB1), that are strangling DEI efforts and open discourse on Ohio campuses and called for moderate voices to lean into the DEI discussion. In their response, MK Lamkin, the author of the pledge, rightly questions what DEI moderates in higher education stand for. Their response came with an invitation to meet that served as a first step in providing an answer.