On several occasions recently, articles in Civil Engineering, including the President's Notes, have mentioned the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion. I am not sure these terms belong in the practice of civil engineering. Following are my reasons for this. Diversity: I started working in structural engineering in the late 1960s. Most offices were a miniature United Nations. With the exception of Antarctica, I worked with engineers from every continent, with people of various skin colors and religious beliefs. Diversity of color and religion is a given in civil engineering. Initially, a female engineer was the exception, and that gradually morphed into a much broader representation.
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