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{"title":"Is Disability a DEI Issue?: The Constructions of Disability in Higher Education Equity Work","authors":"Lauren Shallish","doi":"10.1002/dvr2.70057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvr2.70057","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This qualitative research study draws from eight semi-structured interviews with campus administrators, faculty, and staff in the U.S. to understand how disability is constructed within aims for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts on college campuses. Higher education has increasingly used categories of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, nationality, and ethnicity under the umbrella term of DEI to address social inequalities in institutional settings, yet disability is often omitted from this work or framed as an individual, bio-medical issue. Findings indicated that the lack of acknowledgement of disability was the result of institutional reporting structures, false perceptions of cost, and legal requirements of confidentiality. Findings also indicated that the inclusion of disability proved beneficial not just to the disabled but also other historically marginalized students. Valuing disability as a cultural, communicative, and embodied experience on college campuses helped expand DEI efforts and disability-affirming representation more broadly.</p>","PeriodicalId":100379,"journal":{"name":"Diversity & Inclusion Research","volume":"3 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvr2.70057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148237634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is Disability a DEI Issue?: The Constructions of Disability in Higher Education Equity Work","authors":"Lauren Shallish","doi":"10.1002/dvr2.70057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvr2.70057","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This qualitative research study draws from eight semi-structured interviews with campus administrators, faculty, and staff in the U.S. to understand how disability is constructed within aims for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts on college campuses. Higher education has increasingly used categories of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, nationality, and ethnicity under the umbrella term of DEI to address social inequalities in institutional settings, yet disability is often omitted from this work or framed as an individual, bio-medical issue. Findings indicated that the lack of acknowledgement of disability was the result of institutional reporting structures, false perceptions of cost, and legal requirements of confidentiality. Findings also indicated that the inclusion of disability proved beneficial not just to the disabled but also other historically marginalized students. Valuing disability as a cultural, communicative, and embodied experience on college campuses helped expand DEI efforts and disability-affirming representation more broadly.</p>","PeriodicalId":100379,"journal":{"name":"Diversity & Inclusion Research","volume":"3 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvr2.70057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148237633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indianapolis Consensus Recommendations for Promoting Diversity and Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials: “The Indianapolis Black Paper”","authors":"Maya N. Birhiray,&nbsp;Andrew Hantel,&nbsp;Joseph R. Mikhael,&nbsp;Kenneth C. Anderson,&nbsp;Ayalew Tefferi,&nbsp;Samuel L. Ranger,&nbsp;Ruemu E. Birhiray,&nbsp;for the Indianapolis Black Paper Group","doi":"10.1002/dvr2.70062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvr2.70062","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cancer mortality is inequitably distributed across the U.S. and globally, with historically marginalized groups, particularly racial and ethnic minorities, being disproportionately affected. Disproportionate representation in clinical cancer research is a consequence of inequitable access as well as a central factor contributing to outcome disparities; it limits efficacy and safety data for underrepresented groups while directing drug development to be most beneficial for those enrolled. To tackle this problem and improve the efficacy and safety of commercially available therapies, a consensus conference on strategies to promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in cancer research was empaneled in September 2022. The resulting “Indianapolis Black Paper” presented here is an international collaborative white paper with authors from industry, academia, and the government, as well as patient advocacy and community health groups. First, it outlines the roles and responsibilities of key groups involved in clinical cancer research, as they relate to representation and equity. The Black Paper then delineates five steps to promote diversity in clinical research. This actionable strategy is called “DRIVE,” and it involves: incorporating a <i>Diversity</i> officer into clinical research studies, <i>Ranking</i> clinical studies for diversity, developing an <i>Individual</i> diversity, equity, inclusion, and access plan, a process for <i>Verifying</i> study diversity, and <i>Elevating</i> and <i>Enhancing</i> training of minority investigators and research team members. Finally, we outline the timeline and milestones of implementation. Purposefully ambitious and crosscutting industry, academia, and governmental policy, the Black Paper aims to address “injustices in health” with enhanced safety, purpose, and humanity.</p>","PeriodicalId":100379,"journal":{"name":"Diversity & Inclusion Research","volume":"3 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvr2.70062","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148173859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Organizational Resistance to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives: A Narrative Review","authors":"Pascale Caidor,&nbsp;Mirjam Fines-Neuschild,&nbsp;Geneviève Boivin,&nbsp;Nawal Cherief,&nbsp;Ève Leclair","doi":"10.1002/dvr2.70061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvr2.70061","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines resistance to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as an important and timely topic, considering the recent backlash against the adoption of inclusive practices across a wide range of organizations. The primary objective is to offer an integrated synthesis of the current knowledge on resistance to DEI initiatives and demonstrate the value of a communication perspective in understanding the dynamics underlying organizational resistance. A narrative literature review was conducted using an inductive analytical approach. A documentary search across six databases on the EBSCO and APA PsycNet platforms resulted in the selection of 32 articles relevant to the analysis. The findings identify four types of resistance to DEI initiatives (overt, covert, oblique, and discursive) while underscoring the importance of examining the role of communication in shaping and sustaining the dynamics of each form of resistance. This study contributes to the literature by highlighting that resistance to DEI initiatives constitutes a complex, multidimensional, and organizational phenomenon.</p>","PeriodicalId":100379,"journal":{"name":"Diversity & Inclusion Research","volume":"3 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvr2.70061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148173857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indianapolis Consensus Recommendations for Promoting Diversity and Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials: “The Indianapolis Black Paper”","authors":"Maya N. Birhiray,&nbsp;Andrew Hantel,&nbsp;Joseph R. Mikhael,&nbsp;Kenneth C. Anderson,&nbsp;Ayalew Tefferi,&nbsp;Samuel L. Ranger,&nbsp;Ruemu E. Birhiray,&nbsp;for the Indianapolis Black Paper Group","doi":"10.1002/dvr2.70062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/dvr2.70062","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cancer mortality is inequitably distributed across the U.S. and globally, with historically marginalized groups, particularly racial and ethnic minorities, being disproportionately affected. Disproportionate representation in clinical cancer research is a consequence of inequitable access as well as a central factor contributing to outcome disparities; it limits efficacy and safety data for underrepresented groups while directing drug development to be most beneficial for those enrolled. To tackle this problem and improve the efficacy and safety of commercially available therapies, a consensus conference on strategies to promote Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) in cancer research was empaneled in September 2022. The resulting “Indianapolis Black Paper” presented here is an international collaborative white paper with authors from industry, academia, and the government, as well as patient advocacy and community health groups. First, it outlines the roles and responsibilities of key groups involved in clinical cancer research, as they relate to representation and equity. The Black Paper then delineates five steps to promote diversity in clinical research. This actionable strategy is called “DRIVE,” and it involves: incorporating a <i>Diversity</i> officer into clinical research studies, <i>Ranking</i> clinical studies for diversity, developing an <i>Individual</i> diversity, equity, inclusion, and access plan, a process for <i>Verifying</i> study diversity, and <i>Elevating</i> and <i>Enhancing</i> training of minority investigators and research team members. Finally, we outline the timeline and milestones of implementation. Purposefully ambitious and crosscutting industry, academia, and governmental policy, the Black Paper aims to address “injustices in health” with enhanced safety, purpose, and humanity.</p>","PeriodicalId":100379,"journal":{"name":"Diversity & Inclusion Research","volume":"3 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/dvr2.70062","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148173858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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