Updated on October 11, 2024.
The Chronicle is tracking higher ed’s dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. As colleges make changes in response to anti-DEI legislation and mounting political pressure, an inconsistent and confusing landscape has emerged. This resource aims to document the changes and help readers better understand how the campaign against DEI has actually reshaped campuses.
This tracker collects changes that public colleges have made to offices, jobs, training, diversity statements, and other DEI-related activities as the result of bills, executive orders, system mandates, and other state-level actions since January 2023, when The Chronicle began reporting on anti-DEI legislation. A few private colleges have also faced anti-DEI pressure and are included in our rundown. The information comes from a Chronicle survey, media reports, and tips from readers.
The Chronicle has tracked changes at 203 college campuses in 31 states.
View more details by state and individual institution below.
Colleges Affected by DEI Legislation
Alabama
In 2024, Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 129 into law, banning DEI offices, diversity programs, and identity-based preferences, and preventing institutions from forcing students and employees to agree with certain “divisive concepts.” The law will take effect on October 1, 2024.
Auburn University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Auburn University closed its Office of Inclusion and Diversity, and relocated the office’s staff to other positions.
Source: Alabama Reflector
Jacksonville State University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Jacksonville State University eliminated its Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Source: AL.com
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Alabama at Birmingham closed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and opened an Office of Access and Engagement.
Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Huntsville
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Alabama at Huntsvile closed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and opened an Office of Access, Connections, and Engagement.
Source: University of Alabama at Huntsville
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa closed its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; opened a Division of Opportunities, Connections, and Success to focus on students who face “educational access and achievement challenges"; closed its LGBTQ+ center, called Safe Zone; and required the Black Student Union to relocate from the university’s student center.
Source: University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa; Alabama Reflector
University of South Alabama
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of South Alabama closed its DEI office and eliminated two staff positions related to DEI.
Source: Al.com
Arizona
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Arizona University system (four campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements
Details: The Arizona University system eliminated the use of diversity statements for hiring in August 2023, following a directive from the Arizona Board of Regents.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Arkansas
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Hendrix College
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: Hendrix College changed the name of its Office of Diversity and Inclusion to Multicultural Student Services and did not fill the role of vice president for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer when that administrator retired in 2023, instead hiring a part-time senior DEI strategist and adviser.
Source: KASU, Hendrix College
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville eliminated its division of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and reallocated all resources and staff to other campus departments.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
California
No legislation has been proposed.
California State University at Long Beach
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: California State University at Long Beach renamed its Office of Multicultural Affairs to the Office of Belonging and Inclusion.
Source: California State University at Long Beach
Colorado
No legislation has been proposed.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs renamed its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as the Division of Inclusive Culture and Belonging.
Source: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Florida
In 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 266 and House Bill 931 into law, banning DEI offices, the use of diversity statements, and identity-based preferences in hiring at public colleges. The laws went into effect on July 1, 2023. Other legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
College of Central Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; other DEI-related activities
Details: The College of Central Florida eliminated its diversity and inclusion committee and changed the title of the director of diversity and inclusion/Title IX coordinator/equity officer to the director of compliance and planning/Title IX coordinator.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Florida Atlantic University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Florida Atlantic University eliminated its Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education, and Advocacy.
Source: WLRN
Florida International University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Florida International University eliminated its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Source: Florida’s Voice
Florida State University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: Florida State University eliminated its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office; changed three roles in its human-resources department; eliminated a DEI mini-grant program; and eliminated funding for memberships to “DEI organizations” and subscriptions to “DEI publications.”
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
New College of Florida
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: New College of Florida has shut down its gender-studies program, following a directive from its Board of Trustees.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Pasco-Hernando State College
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Pasco-Hernando State College eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion department and its Office of Access and Engagement.
Source: WUSF
Seminole State College
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: Seminole State College changed the title of the associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion to the associate vice president for organizational culture and strategy/Title IX coordinator.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Central Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: The University of Central Florida renamed its diversity, equity, and inclusion office as the department of access and community engagement; eliminated the post of vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion; and cut vacant positions related to diversity training.
Source: Central Florida Public Media
University of Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Florida closed its Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement; eliminated its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer; terminated 13 full-time employees with DEI-related roles; eliminated all DEI-related roles; and reallocated $5 million in DEI-related funds.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; The Independent Florida Alligator
University of North Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: The University of North Florida eliminated its Office of Diversity and Inclusion; eliminated all centers under the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, including the Intercultural, Interfaith, LGBTQ, and Women’s Centers; and reassigned any DEI-related jobs.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of South Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: The University of South Florida eliminated its Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Valencia College
Summary of changes: Offices; training
Details: Valencia College separated its Peace and Justice Institute from the college and halted certain faculty-development workshops indefinitely.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Georgia
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
University System of Georgia (27 campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; training
Details: The University System of Georgia eliminated the use of diversity statements in hiring and mandatory diversity training in July 2023.
Source: WJCL
Idaho
In 2024, Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 1274 into law, banning the use of diversity statements in hiring and admissions at public colleges. The law took effect on July 1, 2024.
All four-year public colleges in Idaho (five campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements
Details: All four-year public colleges in Idaho eliminated the use of diversity statements in hiring in May 2023 following a directive from the Idaho State Board of Education.
Source: Higher Ed Dive
Indiana
In 2024, Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 202, which bars colleges from using diversity statements and instead requires them to use “neutrality statements” to promote “intellectual diversity.”
Indiana University (nine campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; other DEI-related activities
Details: In a systemwide decision, Indiana University banned the use of diversity statements in faculty hiring, and created a system for students to file complaints about any faculty member, lecturer, teaching assistant, or other employee who they think has not “fostered a culture of free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity.”
Source: Indiana University
Purdue University System (four campuses)
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: The Purdue University system created a system for students to file complaints about any faculty member, lecturer, teaching assistant, or other employee who they think has not “fostered a culture of free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity.”
Source: Purdue University
Iowa
In 2024, Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, signed Senate File 2435 into law, which bans DEI offices, diversity training, the use of diversity statements, and identity-based hiring and admissions at public colleges. The law will go into effect on July 1, 2025.
Iowa State University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: Iowa State University will close its DEI office and eliminate five DEI-related positions. The university previously renamed a curricular requirement from “U.S. Diversity” to “U.S. Cultures and Communities.”
Source: Iowa State Daily; The Gazette
University of Iowa
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Iowa will rename its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as the Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity; cut five unfilled DEI-related positions; require registered student organizations to adopt a statement saying each group is open to all students; and prohibit requiring students, faculty, and staff to share their pronouns. The university previously renamed a performance-evaluation metric from “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” to “Welcoming and Respectful Environment.”
Source: The Daily Iowan
University of Northern Iowa
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Northern Iowa said it would eliminate its office of diversity, inclusion, and social justice; and cut its chief diversity officer.
Source: The Gazette; The Center Square
Kansas
In 2024, Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, allowed House Bill 2105 to become law without her signature after it received approval in the house and senate. The law bans the use of diversity statements.
Kansas State University system (six campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements
Details: The Kansas State University system eliminated the use of diversity statements in hiring and admissions in April 2024 following a directive from the Kansas Board of Regents.
Source: ABC News
University of Kansas
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of Kansas closed its Office of Multicultural Affairs, its Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, and its Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity, and moved staff members into a new Student Engagement Center; moved its vice provost for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into a new role, vice provost for community impact, with different responsibilities; and changed reporting lines for staff in the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Source: Kansas City Star, The University Daily Kansan
Wichita State University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs; other DEI-related activities
Details: Wichita State University merged its Office of Diversity and Inclusion with its Office of Student Engagement Advocacy and Leadership to have a more “sustainable utilization of resources” and to “eliminate redundancy in programs.”
Source: Wichita State University
Kentucky
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Northern Kentucky University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: Northern Kentucky University is closing its Office of Inclusive Excellence following the resignation of its chief diversity officer.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
University of Kentucky
Summary of changes: Offices; diversity statements
Details: The University of Kentucky is closing its Office of Institutional Diversity and will no longer require employees and applicants to write diversity statements. The university will open the Office for Community Relations in place of the Office of Institutional Diversity.
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
Louisiana
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge renamed its Division of Inclusion, Civil Rights, and Title IX to the Division of Engagement, Civil Rights, and Title IX; replaced DEI language across various DEI-related websites and programs with the word “engagement,” elimated diversity statements in hiring; implemented a review process for its programs to assure that classifications are not made by race, sex, color, ethnicity, political views, or national origin.
Source: Reveille, Louisiana Illuminator
Maine
No legislation has been proposed.
Bates College
Summary of changes: Diversity statements
Details: Bates College made diversity statements optional in faculty hiring.
Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Massachusetts
No legislation has been proposed.
Harvard University
Summary of changes: Diversity statements
Details: Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which includes all undergraduate programs and some graduate schools, eliminated diversity statements in faculty hiring in June 2024; it replaced diversity statements with “service” statements in which job applicants are prompted to describe “efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g. department, institution, and/or professional societies.”
Source: The Boston Globe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Summary of changes: Diversity statements
Details: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology eliminated required diversity statements in faculty hiring, following scrutiny from conservative lawmakers for reports of antisemitism on campus.
Source: The New York Times
Michigan
No legislation has been proposed.
Michigan Technological University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Michigan Technological University renamed its Office of Diversity and Inclusion as the Office of Engagement and Belonging.
Source: Michigan Technological University
Mississippi
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
University of Mississippi
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Mississippi will replace its Division of Diversity and Community Engagement with a new Division of Access, Opportunity, and Community Engagement.
Source: Mississippi Today/Open Campus
University of Southern Mississippi
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Southern Mississippi removed the words “diversity” and “inclusiveness” from its mission statement. “The vision and mission statements had not been updated since 2015 and 2017, respectively, and much has changed at Southern Miss since that time,” a spokesperson for the university said.
Source: Mississippi Today/Open Campus
Missouri
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
University of Missouri at Columbia
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of Missouri at Columbia closed its Division of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity; eliminated the position of vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity, and equity; and relocated remaining staff members to other departments.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Missouri system (four campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements
Details: The University of Missouri system eliminated the use of diversity statements in hiring in March 2023.
Source: The Kansas City Star
Nebraska
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of Nebraska at Lincoln will close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and eliminate its DEI positions.
Source: The Hill
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Nebraska at Omaha closed its Gender and Sexuality Resource Center as well as its Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Source: Nebraska Examiner
North Carolina
In 2023, Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, vetoed Senate Bill 364, but the North Carolina General Assembly overrode the governor’s veto, banning the use of diversity statements and mandatory DEI training. It went into effect in December 2023. In 2024 the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors removed its policy requiring system institutions to operate a DEI office.
Appalachian State University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs; other DEI-related activities
Details: Appalachian State University closed its diversity office; eliminated the position of chief diversity officer and two other jobs; closed its Intercultural Student Affairs Office, eliminating three jobs; eliminated positions in the admissions office that were dedicated to Black and African American student recruitment and Hispanic or Latino recruitment; removed a web page that listed DEI events and news and the percentage of minority students enrolled; and established a new Center for Student Success and Community.
Source: WUNC, Appalachian State University
East Carolina University
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: East Carolina University altered several job titles, renaming the chief diversity officer as the chief people officer and removing the phrases “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “affirmative action” from two other positions; renamed other job titles; and closed the Intercultural Affairs department, eliminating four positions across Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, and the Brody School of Medicine.
Source: WUNC, East Carolina University
Elizabeth City State University
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: Elizabeth City State eliminated the roles of associate vice chancellor for diversity, equity, and inclusion and chief diversity officer; director of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and director for prevention, awareness, and cultural education.
Source: Elizabeth City State University
Fayetteville State University
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: Fayetteville State University changed a job title from student diversity and inclusion coordinator to student engagement and enrichment coordinator.
Source: Fayetteville State University
North Carolina A&T State University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: North Carolina A&T State University closed its Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging; and eliminated the position of chief diversity officer.
Source: North Carolina A&T State University
North Carolina Central University
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: North Carolina Central University eliminated the position of university diversity officer; and reassigned its director of diversity and inclusion and its LGBTA alternative resource center coordinator to a newly established Office of Student Development and Support.
Source: North Carolina Central University
North Carolina State University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs; other DEI-related activities
Details: North Carolina State University renamed its Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity as the Office of Equal Opportunity; eliminated eight DEI positions across different colleges; revised the titles of several employees and reassigned them to other offices; suspended all DEI-related training; and relocated cultural and community centers to the student-affairs department.
Source: WUNC, North Carolina State University
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of North Carolina at Asheville changed the title of its director of multicultural affairs to associate dean of students; renamed the title of its director of the Center for Diversity Education; and reallocated funding for those two offices to other departments.
Source: WUNC, University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dissolved its DEI office; eliminated 20 DEI-related jobs and reassigned several other employees to other departments; changed the title of the vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer to executive vice provost; and redirected $2.3 million from its DEI program’s budget to the campus police and other public-safety needs in response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
Source: WUNC, The News & Observer. The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte closed three DEI offices; eliminated nine jobs; and reassigned several other employees.
Source: WUNC, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro removed web pages dedicated to DEI and racial equity; eliminated mandatory bias training; eliminated the chancellor’s advisory committee on diversity; and discontinued its Community Dialogue, “House of Privilege,” and “Tunnel of Oppression” programs.
Source: WUNC, University of North Carolina at Greenbsoro
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of North Carolina at Pembroke closed its Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity, eliminating two positions; and reassigned two other jobs in the diversity office to the student engagement office and the resource center, respectively.
Source: WUNC, Border Belt Independent
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of North Carolina School of the Arts renamed its Division of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging as the Division of Institutional Engagement; changed several job titles, including that of the vice provost for equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, who is now vice provost for institutional engagement; and moved four employees to other departments.
Source: WUNC, UNC School of the Arts
University of North Carolina system (16 campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; offices
Details: The University of North Carolina system stopped using diversity statements in hiring and admissions in February 2023; banned its requirement for diversity, equity, and inclusion offices at all of its universities; and instituted a policy that requires university leaders to reduce “force and spending” on DEI programs.
Source: The News & Observer; WUNC
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: The University of North Carolina at Wilmington closed its DEI office; eliminated three positions, including the role of chief diversity officer; relocated identity and cultural centers to the student-affairs division; reduced those offices’ staffing to one coordinator per center; reassigned 13 employees to new roles; and reassigned the head of the African American cultural center to be associate director of fraternity and sorority life.
Source: WUNC, WHQR, WUNC
Western Carolina University
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: Western Carolina University eliminated the job of chief diversity officer, which was vacant.
Source: Western Carolina University
Winston-Salem State University
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: Winston-Salem State University deleted its DEI web page.
Source: WUNC
North Dakota
In 2023, Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 2247 into law, banning mandatory DEI training and the use of diversity statements in hiring at public colleges. It went into effect on August 1, 2023.
University of North Dakota
Summary of changes: Training
Details: The university eliminated one optional course offered to employees on implicit bias and awareness of microaggressions.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Ohio
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Ashland University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Ashland University renamed its diversity office as the Office of Community and Belonging.
Source: Ashland University
Kent State University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Kent State University merged its human resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion divisions to create the Division of People, Culture, and Belonging. The new division will include an individual DEI office.
Source: Kent State University statement
University of Toledo
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Toledo closed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and moved the office’s programs and activities to other departments, including the Multicultural Emerging Scholars Program and the Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women, now managed by the student-affairs division, and training and campus resources for faculty and staff members, now managed by the provost’s office.
Source: University of Toledo
Oklahoma
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Cameron University
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: Cameron University folded a diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.
Source: The Frontier
Tulsa Community College
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: Tulsa Community College removed references to DEI from the job titles of three employees.
Source: The Frontier
University of Central Oklahoma
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: The University of Central Oklahoma eliminated its Office of Inclusive Community and moved some employees from its Enrollment and Student Success division.
Source: The Frontier
University of Oklahoma at Norman
Summary of changes: Offices; other DEI-related changes
Details: The University of Oklahoma at Norman eliminated its diversity, equity, and inclusion office and its Gender and Equality Center, and opened a division of access and inclusion; renamed its office of student life’s multicultural programs and services as an office of community engagement; eliminated its National Education for Women’s Leadership program; altered programs in the division of student affairs; and is phasing out a number of diversity councils, events, and programs that appeared to give preference based on race, ethnicity, sex, gender, identity or sexual orientation.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; OU Daily; The Frontier
Pennsylvania
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Pennsylvania State University at University Park
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Pennsylvania State University at University Park closed its Multicultural Resource Center, effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Source: Centre Daily Times
South Carolina
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
University of South Carolina
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: The University of South Carolina renamed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to the Division of Access, Civil Rights, and Community Engagement, and changed the title of the vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion to vice president for access, civil rights, and community engagement.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Tennessee
In 2023, Gov. William B. Lee, a Republican, signed SB 102 into law, banning mandatory DEI training. It went into effect in May 2023. Other legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Austin Peay State University
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: Austin Peay State University created a divisive-concepts complaint form.
Source: Austin Peay State University statement
East Tennessee State University
Summary of changes: Diversity training
Details: East Tennessee State University changed a “training about identifying and preventing discrimination and harassment in the work place” from mandatory to optional.
Source: Statement to The Chronicle of Higher Education from a university official
University of Tennessee system (five campuses)
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: The University of Tennessee system renamed its Division of Diversity and Engagement to the Division of Access and Engagement.
Source: The Daily Beacon
Texas
In 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed SB 17 and the state’s 2024-25 budget, banning DEI offices, mandatory DEI training, identity-based preferences, the use of diversity statements, and funding for DEI efforts at public colleges. The laws went into effect in January 2024 and September 2023, respectively.
Alamo Community College District
Summary of changes: Jobs; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: The Alamo Colleges District reassigned one employee; adopted some new policies; and made changes to training related to hiring and for managers.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Central Texas College
Summary of changes: Jobs
Details: Central Texas College removed a “DEI officer assignment” from an existing role.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Collin College
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: Collin College renamed and changed the focus of its Collin Culture Council.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Dallas College
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: Dallas College eliminated its DEI office; reassigned employees from the office to other departments; and updated any multicultural programs to be “open to everyone.”
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Del Mar College
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: Del Mar College updated polices, statements, and procedures that referred to “affirmative action.”
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
El Paso Community College
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: The El Paso Community College District eliminated its Diversity Programs Office; reassigned employees from the office to other departments in the college; and updated various programs and policies.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Grayson College
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: Grayson College eliminated its equity statement.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Lamar University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; training
Details: Lamar University eliminated its Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations; created a Division of Strategic Initiatives and Community Relations; reassigned a “small number” of employees to other positions in the university; and eliminated a third-party training module that was previously required for human-resources employees.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Lone Star College system
Summary of changes: Offices; training
Details: The Lone Star College system renamed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to the Office of Culture and Engagement and eliminated mandatory diversity training.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Midwestern State University
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Midwestern State University renamed its Mosaic Cross Cultural Center to the Mosaic Center for Community and Belonging and changed the center’s focus in the fall of 2023 from providing services to underrepresented and first-generation students to “all students.”
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Ranger College
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Ranger College eliminated its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion department.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Sam Houston State University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: Sam Houston State University eliminated its Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs; created an Office of Community and Civic Responsibility; and moved one employee to another position.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
San Jacinto College
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: San Jacinto College’s central campus eliminated its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and moved the office’s employees to other positions at the college.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Stephen F. Austin State University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: Stephen F. Austin State University eliminated its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; created a Division of Student Development and Access Services to house its disability services, veterans-resource center, and peer-mentor programs; and reassigned its chief diversity officer to serve as a special adviser to the president.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Sul Ross State University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: Sul Ross State University eliminated its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; created an Office of Multicultural Affairs; and reassigned one employee to another position.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Texas A&M University at College Station
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: Texas A&M University at College Station eliminated its Office for Diversity, which served all of the system’s campuses, and its LGBTQ+ Pride Center; created a Student Life Center that will continue some Pride Center programs that are open to all students; transferred employees to other positions; updated some hiring practices; and changed some required training.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Texas A&M University system (11 campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: Texas A&M University’s systemwide guidance banned diversity statements; eliminated mandatory training related to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation unless otherwise necessary to comply with legal guidelines; and required colleges to adapt programs to be open to everyone.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Texas Southern University
Summary of changes: Unspecified
Details: Texas Southern University made changes but did not specify them.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Texas State University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; training
Details: Texas State University eliminated its Division of Inclusive Excellence; created the Office of Student Involvement and Engagement; moved a “small number” of employees to other positions; and eliminated mandatory DEI training for new students and employees.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Texas Tech University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: Texas Tech University eliminated its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; renamed its Black Cultural Center to the Student Enrichment Center; created a Campus Access & Engagement Office to “house other programs” for faculty, staff, and students; moved some programs from the eliminated office into other divisions like Enrollment Management, Student Life, and Academic Innovation and Student Success; and transitioned employees to other positions at the university.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; KJTV
Texas Woman’s University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: Texas Woman’s University closed its Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Outreach; created the Center for Belonging and First-Generation Students; moved two employees to other positions; eliminated DEI modules for employee training; paused the activities of the Chancellor’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council; and modified language on digital platforms and print publications.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Houston
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Houston eliminated its Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and its LGBTQ Resource Center; created a Center for Student Advocacy and Community; moved five employees to other positions; and eliminated more than 40 DEI-related programs within identity-based hubs, Student Housing and Residential Life, Counseling and Psychological Services, and University Career Services.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Houston-Downtown
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Houston-Downtown eliminated its Student Center for Diversity and Inclusion; created a Center for Student Advocacy and Community; transitioned employees to other positions; eliminated training on topics like inclusive language, microaggressions, and “Trans 101" for its leader certificate program; and reorganized services for pregnant and working students, student organizations, and a mentoring program under the new office.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Houston system (four campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Houston’s systemwide guidance banned assigning or hiring employees for DEI practices; prohibited identity consideration in hiring; and required colleges to ensure that any multicultural events or organizations targeted for a specific identity be open to everyone.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of North Texas
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: The University of North Texas eliminated its Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access; created the Center for Belonging and Engagement; moved eight employees to other positions at the university; eliminated three faculty committees focused on issues affecting women, people of color, or LGBTQ people; and disbanded networking groups for new faculty, Christians, Asian Pacific Islanders, Black employees, and employees who are from other countries.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Dallas Morning News
University of Texas at Austin
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Texas at Austin changed the name of its Office for Institutional Equity to the Center for Access and Restorative Engagement; eliminated its Multicultural Engagement Center and Gender and Sexuality Center; created the Division of Campus and Community Engagement and the Women’s Community Center, but then closed them in April; fired at least 49 employees with DEI-related roles; changed its Fearless Leadership Institute to be open to women of all ethnicities; eliminated funding and removed online and physical resources for registered student organizations, including identity-based student groups; required certain student organizations and faculty groups to conduct activities off campus and on their personal time; eliminated multicultural graduation ceremonies and welcome programs for underrepresented groups; and eliminated a scholarship program for undocumented students.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; Austin American-Statesman
University of Texas at Dallas
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices
Details: The University of Texas at Dallas closed its Office of Campus Resources and Support in April and eliminated 20 DEI-related jobs.
Source: Austin American-Statesmen
University of Texas at San Antonio
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Texas at San Antonio eliminated its Office of Inclusive Excellence; halted plans to create an Office of Campus and Community Belonging; dispersed disability, campus-climate, and community-engagement services across other divisions; transitioned employees through “voluntary changes in staffing” and reassignment; and eliminated 10 percent of more than 300 DEI-related programs.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; University of Texas at San Antonio statement
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary of changes: Unspecified
Details: The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center made changes but did not specify them.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Texas system (13 campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Texas’ systemwide guidance banned diversity statements; prohibited mandatory training related to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation unless otherwise necessary to comply with legal guidelines; and required colleges to adapt programs to be open to everyone.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Utah
In 2024, Gov. Spencer J. Fox, a Republican, signed House Bill 261 into law, banning DEI offices, mandatory DEI training, the use of diversity statements, and identity-based preferences at public colleges. The law took effect on July 1, 2024.
Salt Lake Community College
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: Salt Lake Community College eliminated its Office for Institutional Equity, Inclusion, and Transformation and its Office of Multicultural Affairs, and reassigned most staff members to a new Office of Student Engagement, Experience, and Achievement. The college retained its Dream Center for undocumented students.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
Snow College
Summary of changes: Offices
Details: Snow College eliminated its Diversity and Inclusion Office and took down the website for its Multi-Cultural Center.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
Southern Utah University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: Southern Utah University eliminated its Center for Diversity and Inclusion and its Q Center for LGBTQ+ students, and moved staff members and resources to the existing Office of Student Outreach and Support.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune; Southern Utah University
University of Utah
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; offices; jobs
Details: The University of Utah eliminated the use of “diversity questions or statements” in its hiring processes; closed its Division of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; closed its Black Cultural Center, Women’s Resource Center, LGBT Resource Center, and Center for Equity and Student Belonging; shifted some staffing and resources to a new Community and Cultural Engagement Center; and opened up identity-based clubs and programs to all groups. The university retained its Dream Center for undocumented students and its American Indian Resource Center, which it renamed the Center for Native Excellence and Tribal Engagement.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune; The Salt Lake Tribune; University of Utah
Utah State University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: Utah State University eliminated its Inclusion Center and moved its staff and resources to other departments, including a new division called Academic Belonging and Learning Excellence. The university retained its Latinx Cultural Center and its Native American Cultural Center.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune; Utah State University
Utah Tech University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: Utah Tech University eliminated its Center for Inclusion and Belonging and its LGBTQ+ Resource Center; moved identity-based coordinators to different roles in a new Office of Student Engagement and Leadership and an existing Student Resource Center; and reassigned the chief diversity officer to “other administrative responsibilities on campus.”
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune; Utah Tech University
Utah Valley University
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs
Details: Utah Valley University renamed its Office of Inclusion and Diversity to the Office of Institutional Engagement and Effectiveness and restructured its “culture and talent team.” The university retained several identity-based offices, including Multicultural Student Services, LGBTQ+ Student Services, Native American Initiative, and Women’s Success Center.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune; Utah Valley University
Weber State University
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; jobs; offices; training; other DEI-related activities
Details: Weber State University eliminated all eight “identity-based centers"; eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division; realigned all staff positions under its Division of Student Access and Success, and “reimagined” its position descriptions to “remove any prohibited discriminatory practices"; modified titles of student-government positions and eliminated “affinity-based senator positions"; eliminated diversity statements; and eliminated any mandatory training events that “promote discriminatory practices.” The university retained its center for military-affiliated students and families and its center for students with disabilities.
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune; Weber State University
Virginia
No legislation has been proposed.
George Mason University
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: George Mason University killed an effort to mandate diversity-focused classes after the state’s Republican governor reviewed DEI courses at the university.
Source: Inside Higher Ed; The Chronicle of Higher Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: Virginia Commonwealth University killed an effort to mandate diversity-focused classes after the state’s Republican governor reviewed DEI courses at the university.
Source: WVEC
Wisconsin
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Wisconsin at Madison replaced a program designed to recruit diverse faculty with one aimed at faculty who have “demonstrated the ability to mentor ‘at risk’ and/or underrepresented students.”
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Wisconsin system (13 campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; jobs; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Wisconsin system stopped using mandatory diversity statements in hiring and agreed to alter at least 43 DEI-related positions as well as cease the use of diversity statements in admissions as a condition of a budget deal it struck with the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; The Cap Times
Wyoming
In 2024, Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, signed a budget that would defund and bar state spending for the diversity, equity, and inclusion office at the University of Wyoming. The measure took effect July 1, 2024.
University of Wyoming
Summary of changes: Diversity statements; jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities
Details: The University of Wyoming eliminated its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and reassigned employees in the office; eliminated its Black 14 Social Justice Summer Institute; eliminated diversity statements in hiring; replaced its Office of Multicultural Affairs with the Pokes Center for Community Resources; and developed a new definition of DEI, which the university outlined as any program that promotes the “position that the action of a group or an individual is inherently, unconsciously, or implicitly biased, privileged, or inherently superior or inferior on the basis of color, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.”
Source: University of Wyoming; WyoFile; Wyoming Tribune Eagle
Methodology
This tracker collects changes that public colleges have made since January 2023 as a result of legislation, orders, or other state-level actions restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
The tracker reflects The Chronicle’s survey findings of public colleges in Texas and Florida that have enacted legislation banning DEI offices and activities, as well as changes compiled by The Chronicle newsroom and responses submitted through an informal survey that anyone could fill out. (In a handful of states, even though politicians have not passed laws, their criticism of DEI has driven colleges to act.)
The tracker is not meant to tally the total number of changes nationwide or at individual institutions. Rather, the aim is to help the public better understand how attacks on diversity efforts have reshaped college campuses. In cases where changes affected institutional systems, The Chronicle counted each individual campus as one college. The Chronicle counted community colleges with multiple campuses as singular entities based on their designations in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
For public-survey responses to qualify for the tracker, respondents must list the impacted institution and provide concrete documentation of changes. The Chronicle accepts the following forms of evidence: media reports, university statements, screenshots of emails, and other official college communications and documents. The Chronicle independently vets submissions and publishes those that meet these criteria.
The Chronicle is using the following categories to classify changes: offices, jobs, training, diversity statements, and other DEI-related programming (including but not limited to funding, hiring practices, and admissions practices). The written text under each entry specifies the changes. When possible, The Chronicle will provide the names of programs or exact numbers, but this tracker errs on the side of caution with tallies as not to over represent the number of changes at an institution.
