Are they a victim of politics, conceptually flawed, or here to stay?
Scant evidence, and mixed results, suggest it doesn’t.
Eleven scholars on politics, partisanship, and the professoriate.
Testing can do more than help elite colleges select a small handful of students.
Tracking DEI Across the U.S.
Latest Stories about DEI
Ingrained inequities
At the Detroit public university, the share of students completing degrees within six years declined eight percentage points in 2023 — after a dozen years of increases. Now what?
'Negative Results'
After relations soured, a consultant accused a college’s administration of “prioritizing whiteness.” The president’s attempt to hide the leaked document made things worse.
'Knife edge'
The Office for Civil Rights has dinged colleges in recent months for not appropriately addressing antisemitism.
Title IX updates
New federal protections of gender identity took effect on Thursday, but courts have blocked them across 26 states and hundreds of campuses. Meanwhile, at the state level, bathroom bills abound.
The Review | Opinion
Ideological DEI mandates risk corrupting knowledge production at the root.
Data
Explore this searchable, sortable table showing the race, ethnicity, and gender of full-time faculty members at 3,300 colleges and universities since 2018.
Changes Ahead
Of at least 39 bills introduced in 19 states this year, four have passed, according to a Chronicle analysis. Utah’s law is the most sweeping.
Dismantling Diversity
The 49 staffers thought their jobs were safe. Then they were summoned to a Zoom call.
'Compliance U'
In Republican-controlled states, lawmakers are leaning on legalese and intimidation to stamp out diversity efforts in public higher ed.
Gender Equity
In 10 states, courts have temporarily held up the Biden administration’s expanded protections for LGBTQ students and changes to campus sexual-harassment investigations.