‘Arlington Cemetery scrubs links deemed diversity” is the headline of a Washington Post article reprinted on Page A6 of the March 15 Gazette. The article explains how the Department of Defense has deleted internal links directing users to graves of notable Black, Hispanic and female veterans, as well as eliminating content on the Civil War. No longer can we easily find content that highlights leaders of color or women.

Thank you, Gazette, for providing such a welcome contrast on Page A4 of the same issue: Andrea Ayvazian’s column proudly proclaiming her history of working to increase diversity, equity and inclusion [“DEI: The alternative to white nationalism”]. And thank you, Andrea Ayvazian, for your dedication — in the past, the present, and the future.

Karin Lee

Amherst