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
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
The federal government is reshaping its relationship with the nation’s colleges. Here’s the latest.
Legal Rollback
An executive order regarding disparate impact is a “vast overstep” and will likely face legal challenges, civil-rights lawyers say.
Accreditation
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
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
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
It’s the first time a university has brought a legal challenge after being singled out by President Trump.
News
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
Giving in to the administration’s demands would have been ruinous.
Walking a Fine Line
With President Trump expected to take aim at accreditation, one group pondered how to adapt at its annual meeting this week.
