Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
A research center at one of the world's most diverse academic institutions, the Meltzer Center helps organizations advance fairness and equal opportunity in ways that are lawful and effective.
What Makes Us Different
- We know the law. At a time of significant legal attacks on diversity initiatives, we help build legal literacy among inclusion professionals and advance solutions that account for legal, regulatory, and cultural risks.
- We strive for the universal. Understanding that universal programs are both legally sound and achieve wide support, we focus on frameworks that build a culture of inclusion for people of all identities and backgrounds.
- We combine rigor and practicality. While dedicated to research-backed approaches, we develop all our ideas through engagements with organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, professional services firms, and leading non-profits.
Advancing DEI Initiative
The Advancing DEI Initiative is a project of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, committed to making information on the intersection of law and DEI accessible to supporters of DEI. The website offers resources, including a DEI litigation tracker, to orient users to the DEI legal landscape. The tracker captures lawsuits likely to affect workplace DEI practices.
The Meltzer Center acquires "Bias Interrupters"
The Meltzer Center has acquired Bias Interrupters, an acclaimed resource for promoting fairness in the workplace. Bias Interrupters offers rigorous, evidence-based tools for advancing equal opportunity through systemic change across areas such as recruitment, performance evaluation, work assignment, promotion, and compensation.
How Equality Wins Now Available
Center leaders Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow have written a book that reimagines the work of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a divided America. In an era when equality feels imperiled, How Equality Wins provides an urgent and hopeful call to action for anyone committed to creating a fairer society.
Media Highlights
“AI bias is an emerging hurdle for DEI leaders, expert cautions”
Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
HR Brew
“AI governance should be part of the DEI playbook”
Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
HR Brew
“The Arrow Stays Up—Just Barely—on Minority Representation in Big Law”
David Glasgow LLM ’14
Law.com