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Fighting for Justice for the Dead—and the Living

Sapiens

In our casework, forensic anthropologists can use bioculturally appropriate terminology to explain human variation, including discussing the processes and limitations of ancestry and assigned sex estimation with law enforcement.

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OPINION: Betsy DeVos’ slippery slope of religion, ethnicity and race

The Hechinger Report

Assistant Secretary of Education Kenneth Marcus said the department was reopening the case “on the basis of actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics” that would constitute a violation of federal discrimination laws, and thus fall under the agency’s description.