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In Texas, Bigotry is at the Root of the Anti-DEI Legislation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The anti-DEI legislation has threatened more than institutional autonomy. Colleges and universities nationwide have established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices for years to increase faculty diversity and help students from various backgrounds succeed at the post-secondary level and beyond.

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

(And this is only amplified for students with learning disabilities and related conditions, who, again, are already more likely to report mental health struggles as a barrier to academic success.) So it stands to reason that students in the recent Student Voice survey are at least partly rejecting conventional lecturing.

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

(And this is only amplified for students with learning disabilities and related conditions, who, again, are already more likely to report mental health struggles as a barrier to academic success.) So it stands to reason that students in the recent Student Voice survey are at least partly rejecting conventional lecturing.

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Ohio State University Discontinues Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a campus-wide message, Ohio State President Ted Carter outlined several immediate changes in response to what he described as "federal threats to withdraw funding if DEI programs continued." Carter assured that current student scholarships and financial aid will not be affected by these changes.

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Facing anti-DEI investigations, colleges cut ties with nonprofit targeted by conservatives

University Business

The program is now at the center of a Trump administration campaign to root out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education. Education Department last week said it was investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination, citing ties to the nonprofit organization. Read more at AP News.

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Colleges are tearing down DEI with funding threats looming

University Business

Higher education leaders everywhere are scrambling to understand how recent orders by President Donald Trump’s administration to forego initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion impact their institutions. Here are some institutions that have already taken steps to distance themselves from DEI.

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Department of Education Orders End to Race-Based Programs Amid Fierce Pushback

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The directive, which builds on last year's Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. It also targets diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which the Department claims have contributed to widespread censorship and a repressive viewpoint monoculture on campuses.

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