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

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

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.

Ancestry

Ancestry History Human Rights Tradition

Fighting for Justice for the Dead—and the Living

Sapiens

MARCH 4, 2025

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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Advocacy Anthropology Ancestry Human Rights

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

Fighting for Justice for the Dead—and the Living

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