While the original letter mostly directed schools to follow civil rights law and Supreme Court precedent, a passage restricting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs caused concern among ...

During an address Tuesday night before a joint session of Congress, the president claimed his administration had eliminated DEI. "We have ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and ...

C.Q. Brown, who is Black, and the female leaders of the Navy and Coast Guard illustrate the harm caused by his anti-DEI campaign. The president seems to believe that straight white men without ...

The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors Friday voted to close its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office after President Trump’s executive orders against DEI efforts in the ...

At least 24 termination letters have been sent out, according to one official. Several active research grants related to studies involving LGBTQ+ issues, gender identity and diversity, equity and ...

Retailers maintain some DEI support despite public rollbacks Legal risks influence DEI program decisions, say lawyers Some advocacy groups turn down corporate donations The three retailers ...

Once embraced as a moral imperative and business imperative in the wake of the 2020 protests, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs are now under intense political and regulatory scrutiny.

The University of Virginia banned DEI in colleges state-wide, and the Trump Administration pulled some $400 million in funding from Columbia University. The UVA board of visitors adopted a plan to ...

Disney is not alone in retreating from DEI efforts. Amazon Studios quietly rolled back division-wide policies aimed at boosting diversity on its TV shows and films, including one that aspired to ...

The organization, a conservative think tank in Washington, DC, argued that US Supreme Court cases had called into question the legality of corporate DEI programs, putting employers at risk of ...

Among other things, the EOs mandate the termination of all DEI programs across the federal government and direct federal authorities to investigate private sector businesses whose DEI initiatives ...

Read more opinions on theGrio. Even though Black people aren’t the primary beneficiaries of so-called DEI policies, we are the target of campaigns to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion.