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Virginia Tech coming under fire for eliminating two living-learning communities

Read full article: Virginia Tech coming under fire for eliminating two living-learning communities

Virginia Tech plans to eliminate living-learning communities (LLCs) on campus: the Ujima House for Africana studies and the Lavender House for LGBTQ+ students, starting fall 2026.

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Al Sharpton leads pro-DEI 'March on Wall Street' on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

Read full article: Al Sharpton leads pro-DEI 'March on Wall Street' on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

The Rev. Al Sharpton has led a protest through Manhattan's Financial District to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administrationโ€™s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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Fewer Americans see discrimination as anti-DEI push gains traction, AP-NORC poll shows

Read full article: Fewer Americans see discrimination as anti-DEI push gains traction, AP-NORC poll shows

A poll finds less than half of U.S. adults believe Black people face โ€œa great dealโ€ or โ€œquite a bitโ€ of discrimination.

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George Mason University faces investigation in Trump administration's anti-DEI crackdown

Read full article: George Mason University faces investigation in Trump administration's anti-DEI crackdown

The Trump administration on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginiaโ€™s largest public university.

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University of Virginia president, pressured over DEI, resigns rather than 'fight federal government'

Read full article: University of Virginia president, pressured over DEI, resigns rather than 'fight federal government'

The president of the University of Virginia has announced he is resigning amid heavy pressure from conservative critics and the Trump administration over the school's diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

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Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds

Read full article: Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that as colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are overwhelmingly against cutting federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education, and deporting students involved in protest activity on campus.

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Americans are divided over DEI programs on college campuses, an AP-NORC poll finds

Read full article: Americans are divided over DEI programs on college campuses, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll suggests that while the overall concept of diversity, equity and inclusion is divisive, some of the DEI initiatives being affected by the Trump administrationโ€™s policies are less controversial.

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North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump's pushback against DEI

Read full article: North Carolina is pursuing its own restrictions amid Trump's pushback against DEI

The North Carolina House advanced its own restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion practices for state agencies.

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Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs

Read full article: Judge blocks Trump push to cut funding to public schools over diversity programs

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administrationโ€™s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools.

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Montgomery County Schools confront DEI funding ultimatum

Read full article: Montgomery County Schools confront DEI funding ultimatum

Montgomery County school officials must decide whether to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or risk losing more than $5 million in annual federal funding following President Donald Trumpโ€™s recent executive order.

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Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material

Read full article: Army and Air Force libraries are ordered to review books for DEI material

Army and Air Force libraries have been told to go through their stacks to find books related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

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EEOC chief shifts focus to investigating DEI but the methods provoke an outcry

Read full article: EEOC chief shifts focus to investigating DEI but the methods provoke an outcry

The acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald Trumpโ€™s campaign to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors.

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Virginia Tech students protest against DEI program cuts

Read full article: Virginia Tech students protest against DEI program cuts

Hokies of all kinds joined hands to march on Virginia Techโ€™s campus to protest President Trumpโ€™s executive order to end all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

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ICYMI: Rally against DEI elimination at Virginia Tech

Read full article: ICYMI: Rally against DEI elimination at Virginia Tech

Today, students are gathering at Burruss Hall to support diversity, equity and inclusion at Virginia Tech.

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Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

Read full article: Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?

A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.

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A 40-day Target boycott began this week. What to know about the protest and its potential impact

Read full article: A 40-day Target boycott began this week. What to know about the protest and its potential impact

A 40-day boycott of Target that calls for supporters to give up shopping at the companyโ€™s stores during the Lenten period kicked off this week.

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Roanoke Diversity Center Library hosts grand reopening

Read full article: Roanoke Diversity Center Library hosts grand reopening

After nearly a year, the Roanoke Diversity Center Library held its grand reopening, complete with a wide arrange of new books for patrons to enjoy.

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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

Read full article: NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that havenโ€™t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.

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Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules

Read full article: Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules

Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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WATCH: School leaders convey State of University at Virginia Tech

Read full article: WATCH: School leaders convey State of University at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech president Timothy Sands delivered the state of the university address this afternoon.

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Baltimore mayor fights back against attacks on DEI initiatives with โ€˜Definitely Earned Itโ€™ campaign

Read full article: Baltimore mayor fights back against attacks on DEI initiatives with โ€˜Definitely Earned Itโ€™ campaign

President Donald Trumpโ€™s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs is leading to pushback from Baltimore's mayor.

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More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots

Read full article: More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots

The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs โ€” female World War II pilots.

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Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back

Read full article: Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back

Costco has claimed victory in pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

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Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift

Read full article: Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift

President Donald Trumpโ€™s sweeping orders to end the governmentโ€™s diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for the country.

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LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash

Read full article: LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash

A national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite conservative activists pressuring high-profile brands to stop participating in the organizationโ€™s annual workplace report card.

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Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory

Read full article: Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory

Walmartโ€™s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.

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The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy

Read full article: The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy

The federal judge considering Boeingโ€™s plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Departmentโ€™s diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent monitor to oversee the aerospace company.

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Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs

Read full article: Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs

A broad group of civil rights organizations are calling on the CEOs and board members of major companies to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlash

Read full article: Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlash

More than two decades ago, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to promote change by grading corporations on their workplace policies.

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Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service

Read full article: Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service

Several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the Secret Service as among the reasons for security lapses during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

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A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

Read full article: A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

An effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college campuses.

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North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff

Read full article: North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff

Diversity, equity and inclusion staff members' jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at risk.

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Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture

Read full article: Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture

It didnโ€™t take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major consulting firm that was the predecessor to Accenture.

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NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

Read full article: NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida.

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Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusion

Read full article: Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusion

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear marched with other Kentuckians to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights rally that featured Martin Luther King Jr. in the state's capital city.

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Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Read full article: Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.

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Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Read full article: Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Utah has become the latest state to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.

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U.S. Congressman Ben Cline introduces new DEI-related legislation

Read full article: U.S. Congressman Ben Cline introduces new DEI-related legislation

U.S. Congressman Ben Cline has introduced the Federal Grant Accountability Act, which he said would prevent universities from using taxpayer-funded federal grants for โ€œwokeโ€ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and DEI initiatives.

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GOP attorneys general cite affirmative action ruling in warning to companies over โ€˜discriminationโ€™

Read full article: GOP attorneys general cite affirmative action ruling in warning to companies over โ€˜discriminationโ€™

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices.

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