U.S. Naval Academy Reinstates Hundreds of ‘DEI’ Books Following Backlash

U.S. Naval Academy reinstates hundreds of ‘DEI’ books following backlash

Retired commander’s $70,000 campaign reverses purge Hundreds of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” books are back on the shelves at the U.S. Naval Academy library after a retired commander recently protested the decision to remove them as censorship. The Naval Academy had removed approximately 400 books from its library that promote DEI following an order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth… Source

Hundreds Of ‘DEI’ Books Are Back At The Naval Academy. An Alum And A Bookshop Fought Their Removal.

(Shutterstock) By Nadra Nittle, Mariel PadillaThe 19thThis story was originally reported by Nadra Nittle and Mariel Padilla of The 19th. Meet Nadra and Mariel and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. When the U.S. Naval Academy stripped 381 books tied to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from its library, retired Commander William Marks saw more than censorship — he saw a threat to the Navy’s future. But last week, af…

DEI Books Restored to the Naval Academy Library, and More News for Librarians

I’m rounding up a bunch of news updates that library staff will want to keep on their collective radar. There’s the usual batch of censorship updates (some good! some not so good!), but there’s also a bunch of award news and some fun adaptation announcements. Let’s dive in! Censorship Updates Most of the books pulled from the Naval Academy Library for DEI content have been returned to the shelves. How to build a voters’ guide for school board e…