Black student unions date back to the late 1960s, and were formed so Black students could find community, and also make their schools more responsive to their needs.
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This year, DEI rollbacks have taken on a new form: the rebranding of ‘equity’ with softer, less contentious terms like ‘belonging’ or ‘community.’
Trump’s February 2025 ‘Dear Colleague’ letter instructed all schools that receive federal funding to rid their programming and policies of all DEI ideology, or else risk losing money.
The justices overruled a lower court that had paused the Trump administration’s plan to fire over 1,300 workers.
The powerful documentary on Apple TV+ is shining a light on a decades-long revolution that’s still unfolding, and now threatened under Trump.
While some fashion and beauty companies have held firm to their DEI commitments, others have reneged on their promise to reflect on and represent consumer diversity.
A new executive order would create new guidelines on school discipline, suggesting the current ones are ‘discriminatory.’
Before the Nazis, German universities were among the best in the world. Step by step, the universities gave up their independence until they were instruments of the state.
Trump’s DEI-related executive orders may affect early career scientists and researchers who study representation in science, but most research grants are unaffected.
Tracking disability policies has long been challenging − this will become a harder task under the Trump administration.
EDI is rooted in historical social movements that fought against exclusion. We cannot address environmental challenges without confronting class, gender and racial inequities.
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs are designed to help first-generation students, people with disabilities and veterans – including white people.
Experts argue that bias is systemic, and solutions should focus on changing policies and structures, not just individual behaviour.
A desire to fight ‘wokeness’ and reduce government spending are among the reasons that Trump and his supporters want to close the Education Department.
Two researchers explain how the current DEI pushback reveals the discomfort people feel when their identity is challenged but they say it can also present an opportunity for learning and growth.
Over the past year, several major corporations have scaled back their equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives amid shifting political pressures.
DEI backlash ignores the full picture, one where these programs help employees thrive and lead to professional success.
AI risks reinforcing the existing biases and inequalities, including those based on gender, race, sexual orientation and visible and invisible disabilities.
Diversity programs that emphasize quick, symbolic wins are a lot less useful than building a shared understanding of fairness.
Laws that scrap diversity, equity and inclusion programs on campus are likely to result in less support for LGBTQ+ students, a psychology professor explains.
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