Students are criticizing Colorado State University for “preemptive compliance” with a letter from the Trump administration calling on schools to end all race-conscious policies. The school began to make changes to DEI efforts last week when most Colorado universities haven’t.
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Posted inPittsburgh
In Pittsburgh, diversifying the trades isn’t billed as DEI. It’s a ‘business decision.’
Outreach to women and minorities aims to fill workforce dips in some of the region’s industries. But don’t call the efforts DEI.
Posted inPittsburgh
Diversity-focused pages begin to disappear from Pitt websites
The changes come after the federal government warned colleges to end all race-conscious programming.
Posted inChicago
UIC faculty and students fought for cultural centers. New federal guidance could take them away.
President Trump’s Education Department is threatening programs for diverse students. Experts say universities need to fight back.
Posted inMississippi
‘Let us do our jobs’: Mississippi universities growing weary of Trump’s crusade on diversity
The far-reaching memos, directives and executive orders, issued at a rapid pace in the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency, have roiled campuses across the country and in Mississippi.
Posted inEl Paso
UTEP leaders silent as Ted Cruz accuses researchers of using ‘woke DEI grants’
More than a dozen grants at the University of Texas at El Paso are examples of how federal agencies are pushing “a far-left ideology,” according to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas.)
Posted inIndianapolis
‘It sucks’: Ivy Tech closes DEI offices to protect its funding
It’s the first Indy campus to react to a national push to ban diversity initiatives.
Posted inChicago
Under Trump administration, some Chicago students think twice about FAFSA
If they submit the financial aid application, students risk outing their undocumented parents. But if they don’t, they could lose out on the chance at college.
Posted inNews About Open Campus
Three Open Campus local reporters to pursue stories on barriers facing Black men in college
The three Open Campus reporters selected work at Fort Worth Report, Mirror Indy, and WBEZ Chicago.
Posted inIndianapolis
‘It’s racist.’ Indy lawmaker blasts Braun for not funding Martin University
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s proposed budget would not fund the state’s only predominantly Black university or a state grant program designed to get more first-generation and minority students to college.