The Latest Breaking News from DEI

Inside the Target CEO meeting with Black leaders amid the company’s DEI rollback and the boycott that followed

“It did not come up to all that we're expecting or needing.”

Fortune · Apr 25, 2025

Trump’s bad day in court: President loses three times within 90 minutes on DEI, sanctuary cities and voter registration

Federal judges across the country dealt blows to executive orders and other policy maneuvers

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s push to end DEI in K-12 public schools

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

NASCAR Driver Slams Claims She Was a 'DEI Hire' After Crashing at Race: 'I Earned My Seat'

After a crash at the Xfinity Series race in North Carolina, the veteran NASCAR driver denounced online harassment and accusations of being a "DEI hire."

Latin Times · Apr 23, 2025

Harvard is suing the White House: here’s what Trump hopes to achieve by targeting universities

A few days ago, in a move that attracted international attention, the White House threatened to strip Harvard University of US$2 billion (£1.5 billion) in federal funding, potentially revoke its tax-exempt status and even prevent it from enrolling international students if it didn’t capitulate to a new list of demands.

The Conversation · Apr 23, 2025

Tennessee lawmakers adjourn after passing bans on DEI initiatives

Tennessee’s Republican-led Legislature has adjourned its monthslong lawmaking session by passing a final flurry of bills

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025

Boston nonprofit rejects federal funding so it doesn’t have to comply with Trump’s anti-DEI demands

The nonprofit won a grant through Americorps, the volunteer agency recently gutted by Elon Musk’s DOGE

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

Reducing diversity, equity and inclusion to a catchphrase undermines its true purpose

Diversity, equity and inclusion, which has become the catchphrase DEI, represents a commitment to fairness and to tackling racism and exclusionary policies that limit access to resources and perpetuate injustice.

The Conversation · Apr 22, 2025

As DEI rollbacks take hold, students of color say they're losing campus support systems

As U.S. colleges are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to lose campus mentors, move-in events, scholarships and diversity offices where they always have felt welcome on predominately white campuses

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2025

Marriott’s CEO spoke out about DEI

After Trump’s executive order banning DEI, Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano stood by the hotelier’s values.

Fortune · Apr 18, 2025