Let's Talk About DEI: Productive Disagreements About America's Most Polarizing Topics

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Shaun Harper James A. Banks

Let's Talk About DEI

Productive Disagreements About America's Most Polarizing Topics

Shaun Harper, James A. Banks

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Teachers' College Press
25 July 2025

Social groups; Social classes; Social, group or collective psychology; Educational strategies & policy; Central government policies

Series: Multicultural Education Series

This much-needed resource offers fresh, multi-sided viewpoints on seemingly divisive, politically polarizing issues in education, business, politics, sports, entertainment, policing, and technology.

Let's Talk About DEI models for professionals and everyday Americans ways to productively critique, learn from, and respond to other people's perspectives on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). A variety of contested issues are debated, including consequences for kids who do racist things in schools, the U.S. Supreme Court's Affirmative Action reversal, legacy advantages in college admissions, the tumultuous tenure of Harvard's first Black president, legislative attacks on DEI initiatives, and celebrity coaches at Historically Black Universities.

Readers will also see how the author and his students engage in respectful disagreements about celebrities and influencers, including Beyoncé, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Megan Thee Stallion, Brittney Griner, and Deion ""Coach Prime"" Sanders. This dynamic book

includes chapters on Joe Biden, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Kevin McCarthy, George Santos, and Karen Bass.

Book Features:

Replicable models for engaging in respectful disagreements about divisive topics. Current issues that are being debated amongst everyday Americans, teachers and educational leaders, politicians, and business professionals. Concise chapters pertaining to K– 2 and higher education institutions, as well as DEI issues in business, politics, sports, entertainment, policing, and technology.

By: Shaun Harper
Series edited by: James A. Banks
Imprint: Teachers' College Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 12mm
ISBN: 9780807787465
ISBN 10: 0807787469
Series: Multicultural Education Series
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Shaun Harper is university professor and provost professor of education, business, and public policy at the University of Southern California, and the USC Race and Equity Center's founder and chief research scientist. He has done high-quality DEI work with more than 4 educational institutions, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations.