Oregon university to end 2 DEI programs this fall

Harper: What Congress needs to know about DEI but doesn’t want to hear

The House Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing recently about diversity, equity and inclusion. Fewer than five of the 90 minutes were spent talking about health care or anything related to money. Instead, conservative lawmakers wasted time and taxpayers’ dollars advancing an anti-DEI agenda with which they have become obsessed. Anecdotes were more interesting to them than were evidence-based truths about th…

Kentucky universities testify DEI practices are no more

Nine schools testified before a state committee Tuesday. School leaders outlined what changes they’ve made.

Oregon university to end 2 DEI programs this fall

University representatives declined to elaborate on the decisions.

Marquette University DEI teacher training program loses federal funding

A program at Marquette University that trains Milwaukee-area teachers to incorporate the city’s untold stories – particularly those of communities of color –  into their classrooms is losing federal funding. The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter that stated it will not continue the grant, saying the program – called MKE Roots – reflects “the prior administration’s priorities and policy preferences and conflict with those of the current …

OSU to close DEI programs, director set to retire

Oregon State University has recently announced that they will be “sunsetting” two programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at the university this coming fall term. The first program, Search Advocate Program, established in 2008, “enhances equity, validity, and inclusive excellence in university hiring,” according to the program overview on their website. In a July 15 post on her LinkedIn account, Search Advocate Program Director Ann…