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What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean?
Over the weekend, the department dropped a new document expanding on the Office for Civil Rights’ anti-DEI directive. Legal scholars say it takes a more nuanced approach but express varying levels of hope about its outcomes.
The Deadline That Wasn’t
Higher ed botched its response to the anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter, Steve Robinson writes.
Justices Refuse to Hear Case Against Bias Response Teams
ED Shares More Details About DEI Guidance
As Colleges Face Funding Threat, Accreditors Offer Flexibility
Accreditors are relaxing enforcement of DEI standards as colleges grasp for answers on what unclear Trump administration directives targeting DEI mean.
Wary Colleges Scramble to Meet DEI Deadline
The Education Department gave colleges two weeks to eliminate race-conscious programs. As the deadline approaches, questions remain about what compliance means and how far the Trump administration will go to enforce it.
A Lawless Attack on Diversity
Ray Li writes that the Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter is not supported by established case law or sound legal reasoning.
Trump Is Targeting DEI in Higher Ed. But What Does He Mean?
Colleges are supposed to comply with the administration’s recent guidance by the end of the week. But it’s hard to tell which activities the White House actually opposes.