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Lilia Cortina
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UMich Professor. Feminist. Psychologist. Scientist. Most of the time, I’d rather be playing tennis. Views are my own. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/liliacortina-lab/

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Lilia Cortina @liliacortina.bsky.social · Jan 31
Should universities double down on DEI? If excellence is the goal, the answer is simple: 100% yes.

A synopsis of the science explaining why 👇🏼

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DEI is secret sauce of University of Michigan's success | Opinion
Critics of DEI often suggest that it leads to inferior outcomes. At the University of Michigan, that's just not true.
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Lilia Cortina @liliacortina.bsky.social · Aug 26
From day one, Trump’s policies have been a train wreck—especially for rural and remote communities, all with a big thumbs-up from their Republican reps. In my latest op-ed, I break down the impact here in Michigan: www.freep.com/story/opinio...
Michigan agriculture struggles as Trump drives away migrant labor | Opinion
Trump’s Medicaid cuts, farmworker deportations and media defunding hit rural Michigan hardest — leaving hospitals, crops and communities at risk.
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Lilia Cortina @liliacortina.bsky.social · May 15
Delighted to share my latest journal article, on rolling back rudeness in the faculty workplace. Full text available here: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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Lena Kauffman @lena-kauffman.bsky.social · May 13
We closed the schools with no real plan for how to deal with the repercussions. Just magical thinking that online learning would be as good as in-person teachers.

“Michigan 44th in 4th-grade reading, among bottom 10 for COVID learning loss, report finds”

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Michigan 44th in 4th-grade reading, among bottom 10 for COVID learning loss, report finds
This Detroit-based nonprofit utilized its 2025 state of education report to call for better school funding and transparency systems from lawmakers.
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Lilia Cortina @liliacortina.bsky.social · May 6
My latest piece in the Detroit Free Press, taking on myths and misconceptions about DEI 👇
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DEI isn't about hiring quotas. It's about opportunity. | Opinion
Detractors reduce DEI to racist rhetoric and bureaucratic bloat. The vision they invoke is an unkind caricature. A distortion. A fiction.
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