The Latest Breaking News from Diversity

Dallas and Fort Worth end their diversity efforts to keep federal funding

The North Texas city councils said hundreds of millions of dollars were in jeopardy if they didn’t shut certain programs to comply with the Trump administration.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 8, 2025

Madrid cultural diversity festival ban is ideological, its organisers claim

Kúpula se Mueve, which celebrates African and Latin culture, has been held without problems since 2013

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025

Trump signs order requiring universities to disclose admissions data

The US president has led a purge of diversity programming and called for greater transparency in university admissions.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2025

Kaepernick, Lynch turn to hockey to help Diversity Alliance host tournament for children in Toronto

Former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Marshawn Lynch are turning their attention to boosting diversity and inclusion in hockey

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

Many tongues, one people: the debate over linguistic diversity in India

India is a home to numerous ancient and linguistically rich languages across its many regions. In a single home, a young person may speak, for example, Odia (the language spoken in the eastern state of Odisha) with their grandparents, switch to English for homework, and enjoy listening to Hindi songs…

The Conversation · Jul 30, 2025

New Pacific Legal Foundation Report Based on 50 Freedom of Information Requests to Top Law Schools: ABA Accreditation Frequently Nudges Law Schools Toward Illegal Discrimination

A guest post from Alison Somin.

Reason · Jul 30, 2025

Ontario’s forest management is falling short on key sustainability test

Forest degradation is increasingly recognized as a major global threat. Such degradation refers to the gradual erosion of a forest’s ability to store carbon, support biodiversity and sustain livelihoods, including those of Indigenous Peoples.

The Conversation · Jul 29, 2025

Texas A&M System’s new leader hints faculty senates in state leaders’ crosshairs will stay

In an interview with the Tribune, Chancellor Glenn Hegar also said he would prioritize student outcomes over big projects and skirted questions about diversity and academic freedom.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 28, 2025

Precious finger traces from First Nations ancestors revealed in a glittering mountain cave in Australia

Australia’s First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich in depth and diversity.

The Conversation · Jul 28, 2025

Plan to boost gender equity among engineering academics

Australia's engineering sector has systemic under-representation of women particularly in senior roles, but a university recruitment drive aims to change that.

AAP · Jul 27, 2025