U MN researchers withdraw paper accusing school of "structural racism"

A four-page article claiming that the University of Minnesota is guilty of “systemic and structural” racism has been retracted from an academic journal following evidence the authors’ findings were “either inaccurate, misleading, or false.”

The essay, titled “Transactional and transformative diversity, equity, and inclusion activities in health services research departments,” was published in “Health Services Research” this past January. Its co-authors — professor Janette Dill, lecturer Stuart Grande and Tongtan Chantarat, a research scientist — work at the U of M.

[Short description — it appears that the paper flat-out lied, and the authors got caught. — Ed]