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In spite of anti-DEI pressures, top corporations continued to diversify in 2024: new research

Despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, and mounting pressure on corporations to eliminate their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the top 50 Fortune 500 companies continued to diversify their boards in 2024.

The Conversation

OPINION - As DEI dies in America, this is why Britain must put HR departments back in their box

Say what you will about Goldman Sachs, the company goes with the current. So when it starts to renege on DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion) initiatives, we should, I think, take note. Previously the firm’s policy had been only to take to market companies which had two ethnic minority board…

Evening Standard

Musk's DOGE Terminates $881M In Education Funding, Impacting Key Research

DOGE, headed by Elon Musk, announced the termination of 89 contracts, totaling $881 million, and 29 "DEI training grants," which amounted to $101 million.

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Users Pledge to Turn to New Search Engine After Google Calendar Scraps Heritage Events Like 'Black History Month': 'Pathetic'

Google faces backlash after removing heritage events from Calendar, prompting users to boycott and switch search engines amid its broader rollback of DEI commitments.

Latin Times

Pete Hegseth Met by Military Families Chanting 'DEI' in Protest Against Trump Admin's Policy Changes

Pete Hegseth faced protests from military families chanting "DEI" at a U.S. base in Germany over the Trump administration's rollback of diversity policies.

Latin Times

Deloitte UK signals splits with US over diversity and inclusion commitments

The accounting giant’s UK arm has reiterated its DEI commitments as its US counterpart rolls back its goals.

Evening Standard

Deloitte UK signals splits with Trump’s US over diversity commitments

The accounting giant’s UK arm has reiterated its DEI commitments as its US counterpart rolls back its goals

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Google Calendar removes Black History Month and Pride Month because keeping them is ‘unsustainable’

Tech giant continues to fall in line with Donald Trump’s DEI crackdown

The Independent UK

Goldman Sachs and Deloitte are latest to scrap diversity initiatives

Banking giant drops policy pushing for board diversity, while major consultant tells staff to ditch pronouns in email

The Guardian - UK

What Republicans really mean when they blame ‘DEI’

Referencing DEI is the new rightwing abstraction deployed by Republicans to conceal their anti-Black racism

The Guardian - US

Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders could jeopardize safety of Nasa crews

Cuts to federal workforce due to Trump’s orders are further compounding pre-existing staffing concerns, sources say

The Guardian - US

Zuckerberg’s swerve: how diversity went from being a Meta priority to getting cancelled

Meta once invested millions and attracted top talent as tech’s leader in corporate diversity. After those aspirations peaked in 2019, the company scuttled them altogether

The Guardian - US

DEI has fallen out of favor—but many CEOs still have their pay tied to pursuing its goals

Companies pledged to pay execs for hitting DEI-related goals, but now that “DEI” is on the outs, companies are giving their plans a facelift.

Fortune

Race Discrimination/Harassment Lawsuit Against Seattle Related to Its "Race and Social Justice Initiative" Thrown Out

From Judge Jamal Whitehead's opinion today in Deimert v. City of Seattle(W.D. Wash.): It is unlawful for an employer to… The post Race Discrimination/Harassment Lawsuit Against Seattle Related to Its "Race and Social Justice Initiative" Thrown Out appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Independent UK

Disney appears to walk back DEI policies in latest investor filing

Company made no mention of its ‘Reimagine Tomorrow’ program in SEC report filed in November

The Guardian - US

White cornerback, Black QB: did Eagles grab ultimate DEI Super Bowl win?

Observers have jokingly pointed to Cooper DeJean as a diversity hire for the NFL champions. But they have succeeded by challenging outdated ways of thinking

Fortune

Apple, Coca-Cola, IBM, Berkshire Hathaway: These companies are facing a DEI shareholder showdown in 2025

A fresh crop of shareholder proposals that would have once been unremarkable are now a closely watched battlefront in the war against corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives.

The Independent UK

How Republicans won the DEI fight: ‘There’s this sort of white male grievance they’re catering to’

Trump order putting federal diversity workers on leave follows years of protests, campaign promises and a major turn against affirmative action at the Supreme Court

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The National (Scotland)

War on diversity training is far more of an attack on ability and competence

EVERY year, thousands of unenthusiastic Scots take part in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training at work. Usually, it just consists of…

The Guardian - US

US equality chief fired by Trump condemns ‘demonization of the term DEI’

Jocelyn Samuels says her dismissal from EEOC is part of greater strategy to target inequity and roll back rights for trans employees

The Independent UK

Trump's DEI order leaves academic researchers fearing for political influence over grants

President Donald Trump’s order declaring diversity, equity and inclusion policies illegal has thrown into doubt the future of research Kendra Dahmer has been doing on intestinal parasites in India and Benin

Latin Times

NASA Employees Ordered to 'Drop Everything' and Scrub DEI-Related Text From Websites: Report

NASA is reportedly removing all terms from its website related to accessibility, indigenous people, women and other topics relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) following Trump's DEI ban.

The Guardian - US

‘Really scary’: rightwing watchlist found of mostly Black federal health workers

Federal workers alarmed at Heritage Foundation-backed watchdog’s list of civil servants in health equity roles