The Latest Breaking News from DEI

MAGA is defending Trump’s new press secretary. His staff isn’t convinced

ANALYSIS: Insiders worry that Trump’s snap decision to select Zacharia against the advice of his chief of staff echoes mistakes of his first term, writes Andrew Feinberg

The Independent UK · 40m ago

US transport secretary’s war on ‘woke’ could make roads even deadlier, experts warn

Sean Duffy targets bike lanes and immigrant truck drivers while steering funds away from addressing lethal US roads

The Guardian - US · Oct 13

Why faculty diversity at universities still lags far behind the changing demographics of college students

U.S. colleges and universities have long struggled to increase the racial diversity of their faculty.

The Conversation · Oct 9

Gay JPMorgan Worker Says Boss Told Him 'DEI Is Not Going to Save You' Before He Was Forced to Resign

Former JPMorgan employee Brian Larson sues over alleged anti-gay comments, retaliation for Pride work and pressure to resign. The bank denies the claims.

International Business Times UK · Sep 30

Gay Ex-JPMorgan Employee Claims Boss Said 'DEI Is Not Going To Save You' Before Being Forced To Resign

Brian Larson alleges a JPMorgan supervisor made anti-gay comments and retaliated against him over his Pride group work. The bank disputes the claims and says performance issues were documented.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29

‘Our job was not to attack’: how do you make a documentary about America’s culture wars?

Oscar-winning film-maker Barry Levinson’s docuseries Bucks County, USA examines the political divide in one town in a revealing and infuriating manner

The Guardian - US · Sep 22

Harvard, Stanford, Yale under scanner: Trump expands fight against elite colleges with focus on 'the diversity problem'

The Trump administration is widening its campaign against US universities, shifting from antisemitism investigations towards diversity programmes, admissions, hiring and foreign influence. More than 100 institutions are reportedly facing scrutiny, while cuts and threats to federal research funding are increasing pressure on universities to change their policies.

The Economic Times · Sep 16

The trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’

Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, speaks on Trump administration’s purge of national security staff, attacks on DEI and failures in Iran war

The Guardian - US · Sep 15

Will It Matter That ABA Council Repealed The DEI Standard?

Law schools will still voluntarily follow the standard, and the Department of Education will still remove the ABA's accrediting authority

Reason · Sep 8

Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemptions for private universities with DEI policies

The Trump administration says its proposed legislation aims to make university equal and accessible to all and end “woke” campaigns which deliberately favour certain students over others due to socioeconomic or racial backgrounds.

Euronews · Sep 4