Last week, the University of Alberta probably received too much praise for announcing the end of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at the institution. Why? Nothing has actually changed, nor is it about to.

At first glance, there was cause for hope. On Jan. 2, university president Bill Flanagan told the world that his school was being replaced with “access, community and belonging,” or ACB. This change, he assured us, “is more than a change in terminology” and is in fact a “deepened commitment to creating a university community where everyone can thrive.”