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PwC Drops Diversity Mandate for Internship Amid Legal Pressure

PricewaterhouseCoopers altered its internship program to avoid scrutiny from conservative activists, per Financial Times.
The Supreme Court's decision led PwC to cut some diversity initiatives in the US, including removing barriers for white scholarship applicants.
PwC revised its internship criteria to broaden eligibility and removed explicit diversity requirements, stated Financial Times.

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Lean Left

PwC Has Opened Diversity Scholarships To White Applicants And Cut DEI Programs Following Affirmative Action Ban

The top accounting firm says there's a need for ‘rigor’ after the Supreme Court slammed affirmative action last year.

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Black Enterprise

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PricewaterhouseCoopers Amends Language In Diversity Report Amid Legal Scrutiny, DEI Backlash, And Diversity Debate

In truth, the tactics of America First Legal are not concerned with legality.

2 years ago

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The Times

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PwC winds back diversity scheme in US after Supreme Court ruling

Internships at professional services firm are opened to white students under pressure from right-wing activists

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Bloomberg Law

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PwC Drops Diversity Mandate for Internship Amid Legal Pressure

PwC has shed explicit diversity criteria for an internship program after the firm faced scrutiny from a conservative activist group that opposes corporate racial diversity efforts.

2 years ago·Arlington, United States

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