As colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, a new poll finds that young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are overwhelmingly against cutting federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education and deporting students involved in protest activity on campus.
K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says
As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cut teacher-training money as part of anti-DEI push
The Trump administration is at the Supreme Court with a new emergency appeal Wednesday, this time seeking approval to go ahead with cuts of hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training.
Pentagon restores a few webpages honoring servicemembers but still defends DEI purge
The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor winner and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down—but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.”
Diversity can’t be canceled
Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. DEI. These are words that are now being censored by our federal government that seeks to ensure that our systems continue to be unjust and that many people, including children and families, will continue to be marginalized.
Coalition sues to block Trump’s anti-DEI executive order
On the heels of President Donald Trump’s decision to blame—without evidence—anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices for Jan. 29’s fatal aircraft crash in Washington, D.C., a coalition of educators and civic leaders have filed a lawsuit to block Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders.
NAPABA in-house attorneys discuss challenges of DEI
Attorneys for several prominent companies spoke to a capacity crowd during an Oct. 8 luncheon at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Seattle, as they discussed the current challenges of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in corporate America.
Boeing dismantles DEI department
Boeing has reportedly disbanded its global diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) department.