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Trump’s DEI backlash ripples across the nation’s flagship universities
In response, many flagship universities — which are often the largest and best-resourced public institutions in their states ...
Federal judge blocks Labor Department from enforcing key part of Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders
A federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the U.S. Department of Labor from requiring ...
Major university medical center accused of hiding DEI programs, influential Senator calls them out
After Vanderbilt University Medical Center was allegedly caught hiding their DEI resources, Tennessee GOP Sen. Marsha ...
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Trump’s anti-DEI funding threat hit like an earthquake. This is what’s happened since.
The Trump administration wants states to certify schools aren’t using diversity, equity, and inclusion — or DEI — in ways that violate civil rights law. Some leaders have refused.
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Harvard University Hit With $2.3B Freeze In Federal Funding After Refusing Donald Trump’s Request To Dismantle DEI Efforts
Harvard University does not intend to change its DEI efforts to align with the Trump Administration. As AFROTECH previously ...
Reed Smith ‘Retires’ DEI Label Following Trump Bias Inquiry (2)
Global law firm Reed Smith is doing away with the DEI branding for hiring and promotion in response to a workplace ...
“Unquestionably Unconstitutional”: Harvard Law Prof Slams Cuts as School Rejects Trump Demands
Harvard University has pushed back as President Trump ramps up his attacks on higher education. After Harvard rejected demands by the Trump administration to eliminate all DEI initiatives and further ...
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‘Illegal’ DEI: See Which States Are Telling Trump Their Schools Don’t Use It
The Education Department wants states and schools to sign a certification saying they don't use DEI. Here's how they're ...
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Trump administration restores dementia research it gutted as part of its DEI purge
The National Institutes of Health reversed its termination of a $36 million grant to a UC Davis researcher studying dementia ...
Trump Retaliates Against Harvard Over DEI Refusal, Freezes $2.2 Billion in University Grants
The Trump administration retaliated Monday to Harvard's decision to not comply with its DEI demands as they relate to hiring ...
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Stanford shows support for Harvard's rejection of Trump Administration DEI demands
The Trump Administration says it’s freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding for Harvard after the school rejected its demands.
IBM Informs Staff of DEI Retreat as Trump-Era Scrutiny Grows
International Business Machines Corp. spent months revising its diversity initiatives as conservative attacks and souring ...