Race & Ethnicity

Texas governor Greg Abbott is taking aim at diversity, equity and inclusion practices in hiring. The move comes shortly after Florida announced reforms to defund DEI efforts.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has a plan to defund diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at state institutions. His playbook is based on model legislation from the Manhattan Institute.

Governor DeSantis is leading an assault on the state’s public higher education institutions, Andrew Gothard writes.

Some colleges are starting to plan for what is widely expected to happen: the end of affirmative action. They just aren’t saying so.

Demand for diversity, equity and inclusion specialists on campus is high—and so is turnover. Many in the field say the work can be isolating and support from top leaders is rare.

Indiana University Northwest fired a Black professor after alleging he said something about killing white people. An AAUP report found “racist tropes of incompetent, angry and physically violent Black men in the language used to justify his dismissal.”

In addition to pet therapy and meditation, Syracuse University students seeking mental health support can now work with a faith keeper of the Oneida Nation.

Universities must do more to confront their complicity in slavery and colonization, moving beyond apologies and toward restitution and repair, Sharon Stein writes.