# Using anti-DEI policies to dismantle education: A new front in a really old battle

## TL;DR

This paper discusses how anti-DEI policies threaten education and suggests ways life science educators can promote equitable teaching.

## Contribution

The paper proposes actionable strategies for life science educators to counter anti-DEI threats through equitable teaching.

## Key findings

- Anti-DEI policies are undermining educational equity in U.S. higher education.
- Life science instructors can promote equity through evidence-based teaching practices.

## Abstract

Educational equity faces renewed threats across higher education in the United States, undermining learning for all. What can the community of life science instructors and researchers do to prioritize equitable, evidence-based teaching?

Educational equity faces renewed threats across higher education in the United States. This Perspective addresses what can be done by life science instructors and researchers to prioritize equitable, evidence-based teaching for all.