“Uncovering the Complexities of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Critical Analysis and New Perspective”

The Background: For this final essay, you will explore some critical issue about which you have become
curious this semester—an issue that you may have touched upon in Assignments 0, 1, or 2 but that you
didn’t get a chance to explore fully. You will find the conversation about this issue and (in a thesis-driven
research essay) add a unique contribution to that conversation.
The Audience: Educated, civic-minded individuals who already understand the basic concepts of the topic
you’ve chosen to write about.
make sure it is unbiased and introduce a new idea to the discussion: Include the history of DEI, the current situations regarding DEI, and possible outcomes as well. 
This 2500-word thesis-driven argument will take a clear but thoughtful stand on a critical issue. Your discussion should be informed by thorough research—the essay should cite at least 8 reliable, relevant sources. However, your intellectual curiosity should drive the paper’s purpose and unity. In other words, don’t string together a bunch of sources. Your essay should not be an “info dump” about what “they say” on the issue. Your research and integration of sources should be a way to deepen and improve your thinking, not a replacement for thinking.
Use the interview as a source!