The First 100 Days: DEI Rollbacks Cause a Keyword Crisis

The First 100 Days: DEI Rollbacks Cause a Keyword Crisis

A major feature of Trump’s first 100 days in office is a dramatic U-turn on DEI policies, spawning a long list of forbidden words and practices in government and the private sector.

UofL’s Lavender Graduation, celebrating LGBTQ+ graduates, canceled amid DEI rollbacks

The University of Louisville’s annual graduation ceremony celebrating LGBTQ+ graduates has been canceled amid recent rollbacks in the university’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies.

DEI restrictions create uncertainty amongst UofL's queer community • The Louisville Cardinal

By Rachel Ballinger, Roxy Osborne, Clay Howard, Jai’Michael Anderson The post VIDEO: DEI restrictions create uncertainty amongst UofL’s queer community appeared first on The Louisville Cardinal.

Reece Peck Quoted in “Barron’s”

CSI Associate Professor of Media Culture Reece Peck was recently quoted in Barron’s. The piece, “Always ‘The Enemy’ – Trump Steps Up Media Assault In First 100 Days,” examines the Trump Administration’s aggressive approach to U.S.-based media outlets. In his quote, Peck says that these methods are moving the country into ” a new territory.” Read more in the article by Andréa Bambino. By Editor

Lesbians on UNCW’s campus: How are new DEI policies affecting them?

A graphic of the lesbian pride flag waving (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk). 73% of LGBTQ+ students experience sexual assault or harassment on college campuses. As a result, 6% of these students drop out or change their major, according to the research of the Violence Against Women organization. Violence against LGBTQ+ students is disproportionately higher than that of their counterparts, and new DEI cuts may be part of the rising issue.   LGBTQ+ reso…

Multiple student organizations host intimate campus conversation on inclusion, DEI

A month after a campus town hall on DEI, Columbia’s student leaders gathered for a conversation of their own.   In a modest turnout at the Hive at 618 S. Michigan Ave., the Asian Alliance, Black Student Union, Latino Alliance, the Student Government Association and the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion hosted a student-led town hall on diversity, equity and inclusion.   “We kept hearing that there’s not enough work being done to address …