The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating colleges and universities for potentially violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, according to a press release.
Recent executive orders claim to protect civil rights and merit-based opportunity by “ending illegal DEI” and DEI discrimination in the federal workforce, federal contracting and spending.
While efforts to further curtail DEI will continue into 2025, college students are far more optimistic about diversity initiatives on campus, according to a new survey.
The move bars state institutions from supporting any office, initiative, center or policy related to DEI ideology, a term the resolution defined as any approach that prioritizes identity characteristics over a student's merit.
Liberal arts college leaders attending The Presidents Dinner in D.C. are tangled in a Catch-22 balancing First Amendment protections. But dialogue and learning to listen are seen as solutions.
In an era where a handful of social media posts can lead to a Capitol Hill hearing, developing a plan before a crisis is critical. College presidents and their staffs should use the next few months to develop a strategy for responding to these five key issues.
School leaders who wish to comply with new regulations while simultaneously ensuring they're appealing to diverse student bodies are parrying legislative restrictions with a simple yet sly strategy: rebranding their DEI offices.
