Harvard’s DEI Rebrand Will Serve It Well

Harvard’s DEI Rebrand Will Serve It Well

We hope that the renaming of Harvard’s diversity office and the end of University-funded graduation ceremonies are a signal of a shift in DEI policy. Without divisive branding, common-sense programs can continue without having their name tarred and feathered in the court of public opinion.

Harvard Cuts Funding For Black Graduation And Other Affinity Celebrations, Renames DEI Office Amid Clash With Trump

Harvard Ends Funding For Black Graduation & Other Affinity Groups

Photo: Getty Images Harvard University has announced that it will no longer host or fund graduation celebrations for Black students or other affinity groups amid threats of funding cuts from the Department of Education over DEI. On Monday (April 28), university officials sent an email to student affinity groups, stating that they would no longer receive “funding, staffing, or spaces for affinity celebrations,” per the Harvard Crimson. “Harvard r…