DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) Archives

DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) Archive

NEWS BRIEFS: Dismantling U Michigan’s DEI Office/Programs Yields Benefits for Ono

UM alum Lisa Barney on mismanteling DEI: "UM is supposed to be the home of leaders and best. I am …

by Future U/ May 5, 2025/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: University of Michigan, Long-time Champion, Closes Its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Rebekah Modrak, chair Faculty Senate: ""Univ of Michigan leaders seem determined to comply/collaborate in our destruction."

by Future U/ March 29, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: UC San Diego Provost, Strong Supporter of DEI, is VP Vance’s Mother-In-Law

VP Vance: "I don't like DEI, and I'm proud of what our administration has done on that front."

by Future U/ March 19, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: States Follow the Leader on DEI and Tenure

Indiana Lieutenant Gov Micah Beckwith on X: “Indiana Senate just dropped the hammer on the radical DEI racket with SB …

by Future U/ February 8, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “To the Courts We Shall Go” as Multiple Groups File Suit re Trump’s DEI Orders

“In the US, there is no king. It is his (Trump's) crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility from …

by Future U/ February 5, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs/

NEWS BRIEFS: MSU Cancels DEI Webinar in “Anticipatory Response” to Trump Administration DEI Threats

DEI order asks federal agencies to consider investigating universities with large endowments, a list that includes MSU and UM.

by Future U/ January 28, 2025/ Higher Ed, MSU, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed/

NEWS BRIEFS: Florida Profs Seek Relief from State of Florida’s Anti-DEI Law

UF prof Sharon Austin: "This lawsuit is about preserving the right to learn and teach without political interference.”

by Future U/ January 20, 2025/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: “It Didn’t Take Long,” Incoming WV Governor Bans DEI Across State-Funded Programs

WV Democratic Party Chair" It's a “troubling example” of executive overreach that “could harm us for generations.”

by Future U/ January 15, 2025/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: DEI Flagship, University of Michigan, Changes Course

"Some regentss are criticizing U-M's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and roughly $250 million in spending."

by Future U/ December 6, 2024/ Higher Ed, News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: State Legislator Who Opposes DEI to Chair State of Iowa Public Universities Review Panel

"In May, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law banning public colleges from taking official positions on an array of …

by Future U/ November 26, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Does Univ of Oklahoma Course Violate State Policy?

OK Gov. Kevin Stitt: “Left-wing accreditation monopolies peddle DEI curricula and let liberal faculty call the shots,”

by Future U/ November 24, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: Getting It Wrong About the University of Michigan’s DEI Efforts

"The New York Times denigrated the work of those committed to making a more just Michigan."

by Future U/ October 18, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: VA Governor/University Boards Nix Diversity-Themed Coursework Requirement at GMU and VCU

FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: “Years-long efforts to create and mandate diversity-themed coursework at George Mason and Virginia Commonwealth fizzled after …

by Future U/ May 13, 2024/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Iowa Exceeds Other States with New DEI Restrictions

Forbids “any effort to promote” (such as) "antiracism, social justice, systemic oppression, gender theory"...or related formulations."

by Future U/ April 29, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/

NEWS BRIEFS: Former DEI Staff Layoffs at UT Austin “Retaliation Because of Previous Association with DEI”

UT's Lisa Moore: “In 30-plus years and waves of reactionary assault from the legislature, I’ve never felt more hopeless.”

by Future U/ April 14, 2024/ News Briefs, Public Higher Ed, Society/