UC Merced students are speaking out after several campus leaders in charge of diversity, equity and inclusion programs were laid off. 

UC Merced students are speaking out after several campus leaders in charge of diversity, equity and inclusion programs were laid off.&nbsp;

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UC Merced Students Speak Out Against DEI Layoffs

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