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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion work at colleges is under attack. State lawmakers across the nation have passed laws aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion work at public colleges. Here you’ll find a collection of stories, opinion pieces, and advice columns on DEI where can understand what potential DEI policy changes mean for you, and answer questions like:


  • What does DEI mean?
  • Where are colleges cutting DEI programs or centers>
  • Why is DEI under attack at colleges?
Hiring & Retention
By Alissa Gary April 25, 2025
A spokesperson said the governor’s office stepped in after a right-wing group posted videos of the finalists on social media and claimed they were “radical progressives with disdain for Florida’s DEI laws.”
News
April 25, 2025
The federal government is reshaping its relationship with the nation’s colleges. Here’s the latest.
Legal Rollback
By Jasper Smith April 25, 2025
An executive order regarding disparate impact is a “vast overstep” and will likely face legal challenges, civil-rights lawyers say.
Accreditation
By Eric Kelderman April 23, 2025
The order, signed Wednesday, also warns that the administration will seek to remove accreditors’ federal recognition should they fail to adhere to its aims.
A New Ultimatum
By Maya Stahl April 22, 2025
The agency did not define what it meant by DEI efforts, leaving institutions to try to interpret whether their programs are implicated.
Dismantling of DEI
By Erin Gretzinger, Maggie Hicks, Christa Dutton, and others April 22, 2025
We’ve documented actions taken on college campuses to alter or eliminate jobs, offices, hiring practices, and programs amid pressure to end identity-conscious recruitment and retention of minority staff and students.
Breaking
By Sarah Brown April 21, 2025
It’s the first time a university has brought a legal challenge after being singled out by President Trump.
News
By Chronicle Staff April 18, 2025
Legislators want to get rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, end diversity trainings, banish diversity statements, and censor how professors talk about race, gender, and sexuality in mandatory courses.
The Review | Opinion
By Michael C. Dorf April 16, 2025
Giving in to the administration’s demands would have been ruinous.
Walking a Fine Line
By Eric Kelderman April 10, 2025
With President Trump expected to take aim at accreditation, one group pondered how to adapt at its annual meeting this week.