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Northwestern students brace for the impact of anti-DEI legislation

Since last summer, incoming student Amaad Garrett has been an intern with Texas State Sen. Royce West. For the past year, West’s office has fought anti-diversity, equity and inclusion legislation. Garrett was admitted to Northwestern in the early round of QuestBridge, a program that partners with universities to recruit academically exceptional students from low-income backgrounds....

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