Diversity Equity and Inclusion made headlines earlier this week after the University of Florida shut down its office in part of a broader anti-DEI movement.
It could just be a temporary bump in the road as its future might have an unexpected ally — Generation Z. And Gen Z grew up around monumental moments in U.S. history: The Sept. 11 attacks and the war that followed, the Great Recession that began in 2008 and a series of school shootings forcing them to prepare for the possibility.Then, towards the end of their youth, George Floyd’s death, a global pandemic, a serious mental health crisis and let’s not forget they have had social media from the start.