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New Initiatives Empowering Higher Education Leaders In Complex Times
Amid intensifying political and financial uncertainty facing America’s colleges and universities, UC Riverside and the ...
The week in politics: Why tempers flared over how the House voted on an anti-DEI bill
Plus, Gov. Bill Lee appoints the head of Tennessee's new immigration enforcement office and recess in elementary schools gets ...
Schools fight Trump administration threats to DEI in NH federal court: Here are arguments
Judge in NH is asked block the U.S. Dept. of Education's threat to stop federal funding for schools with diversity, equity ...
NAACP lawsuit says Department of Education is ‘intentionally discriminating’ against Black Americans with anti-DEI orders
The NAACP accuses the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of Black American students with its broad anti-DEI ...
Readers Write: Harvard funding freeze, state education budget, DEI in the military
Ninety-six percent of our student body of nearly 300 are scholars of color, 17% are English-language learners, and 68% meet ...
Federal education cuts and Trump DEI demands leave states, teachers in limbo
Early this month, the U.S. Department of Education issued an ultimatum to K-12 public schools and state education agencies: ...
Arizona Department of Education threatens Tempe school district over DEI policy
Superintendent Tom Horne, acting on guidance from the Trump administration, said he would withhold funds from a district over ...
Alabama weighs Trump request to end ‘illegal’ DEI practices in K-12 schools
The letter asks superintendents to certify that K-12 schools have ended “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion practices ...
Anti-DEI, air defense, Bill Oliver: Down in Alabama
“Brother” Bill Oliver held assistant coaching jobs for Alabama and Auburn and was the head coach at Chattanooga for four ...
As DEI rollbacks take hold, students of color say they’re losing campus support systems
Campus mentors. Move-in events. Scholarships. Diversity offices that made them feel welcome on predominantly white campuses.
Despite Trump's order, a surprising number of DEI programs remain 'active' at colleges and universities
Despite the Trump administration's orders for colleges and universities to dismantle their DEI programs, several have chosen simply to rebrand them, critics charge.