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?
'Impending Threats'
In the aftermath of a critical New York Times story, faculty leaders fear regents are considering cuts to one of the nation’s most unapologetically ambitious models.
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Academic Freedom
Faculty members at the University of North Texas fear their teaching and research on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion will be curtailed by their own university’s interpretation of a state law — and, in one college, they say it already has.
The Review | Essay
They are citizens in a democracy, not infants in a nursery.
Dismantling Diversity Efforts
Figuring out what student-retention efforts are legal or illegal under a new anti-DEI law set to go into effect next year is harder than it looks.
Drawn Out
An award-winning scientist was accused by her colleagues two years ago of violating the faculty code of conduct. The university’s inability to make a ruling, she says, cost her a federal grant.
'No Transparency'
University officials said they’re reviewing minors and certificates with low enrollment. They acted after Republican lawmakers and right-wing media outlets claimed that the LGBTQ studies minor was promoting progressive orthodoxy.
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