Harvard Rebrands Their DEI Office “Community & Campus Life” In Latest Move To Evolve
- On May 1, 2025, Harvard University changed the name of its office responsible for promoting inclusion and equity to Community and Campus Life, a move that came amid federal scrutiny in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- The renaming follows demands from the Trump administration to dismantle DEI programming nationwide, including threats to withhold Harvard’s $2.2 billion in federal funding.
- Harvard President Alan M. Garber defended maintaining the university’s independence and constitutional rights while lawyers met with the administration over a lawsuit challenging the funding freeze.
- Harvard’s funding suspension of $2.2 billion represents an unprecedented federal move prompted by alleged discrimination complaints and enforcement of the Supreme Court’s 2023 affirmative action ruling.
- The renaming signals an adjustment in focus toward fostering community and belonging, while Harvard continues legal and public resistance against federal efforts to overhaul DEI frameworks.
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Northwestern University edits job titles to erase references to DEI – College Fix
Among the changes, the former director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and outreach, Robert Brown, now has the title of director of learning and organizational strategy. Sheehan Fisher, formerly the associate dean of diversity and inclusion at the Graduate School, is now associate dean for the school’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Success.
Harvard Makes a Big DEI Change
Harvard University is fighting the Trump administration in court —but it has also made some changes that appear to go some way toward meeting the administration's demands. In what CNN calls a "symbolic bow" to the White House, the university's Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging has been renamed...
Harvard University Renames Its Diversity Office
Harvard’s Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging will be renamed Community and Campus Life, the university said in an April 28 letter addressed to community members. The university is currently entangled in a conflict with the Trump administration after it refused requests to act against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, with authorities cutting off funding and Harvard filing a lawsuit against the government. Th…
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