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As anti-DEI law takes effect, students and staffers share ‘great sense of loss’
Even before Elise Djagba learned the term “diversity, equity and inclusion,” she knew about the profound impact such programs had in her life. She saw the results every day in her life and the path her family forged after her father, Ben Koffi Djagba, arrived in Utah as a refugee. Her father fled Togo, West Africa, escaping a civil war and making a stop for a few years in Burkina Faso, until he found refuge in the United States. Her mom, Marie Djagba, who is Malian, also moved to the U.S. searching for educational opportunities. It was in the Beehive State where they met through ...