By Filomena Nunes, Michigan State University As soon as President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, he signed…
Tag: DEI
Trump’s DOJ drops cases of alleged discrimination in hiring of police officers and firefighters
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice said it is no longer pursuing several cases that the Biden administration…
Anti-DEI guidance from Trump administration misinterprets the law and guts educators’ free speech rights
By Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst and Rebecca Hamlin, UMass Amherst The Trump administration’s attacks on diversity, equity and…
DEI programs are designed to help white people too – here’s how
By Liza Bondurant, Mississippi State University and Breana Jamison, Mississippi State University While diversity, equity and inclusion may on the…
Trump’s Department of Education warns schools to end DEI programs before March 1 or lose funding
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at ending Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, the Department…
60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history
By Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College and Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of…
In spite of anti-DEI pressures, top corporations continued to diversify in 2024: new research
By Richie Zweigenhaft, Guilford College Despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, and mounting pressure…
PBS shuts DEI office to comply with Trump’s executive order
NEW YORK CITY — PBS is the latest major news organization to announce its plans to end their Diversity, Equity,…
A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship’
By Timeka N. Tounsel, University of Washington Some Black consumers may be breaking up with Target this February. It all…
West Point disbands clubs for minorities and women following Trump’s DEI orders
NEW YORK — At least a dozen cadet clubs that support multiple groups of races, genders and sexual orientations at…
