The Smithsonian Institution will close its Office of Diversity, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday, only a week after President Donald Trump directed all federal diversity, equity and inclusion offices and staff be laid off.
			
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“The organization is also freezing federal hiring immediately and instating a five-day return-to-office policy,” both pursuant to othr executive orders from the White House. – The Washington Post (MSN)

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Smithsonian To Close Its Diversity Office Following Trump’s Order

The Smithsonian Institute will close its Diversity Office, confirmed a spokesperson on Tuesday, just a week after President Donald Trump ordered all federal offices and staff of diversity, equity and inclusion to be fired. The Washington Post was the first to report that Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III sent an email to the staff announcing the closure and calling it the “first step” to address the new federal policy. The Smithsonian In…

El Instituto Smithsonian cerrará su Oficina de Diversidad, confirmó un portavoz el martes, solo una semana después de que el presidente Donald Trump ordenó que se despidieran todas las oficinas y el personal federales de diversidad, equidad e inclusión .   El Washington Post fue el primero en informar que el secretario del Smithsonian, Lonnie G. Bunch III, envió un correo electrónico al personal anunciando el cierre y calificándolo como el “prim…

El Instituto Smithsonian cierra su oficina de diversidad tras la orden de Trump

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Smithsonian Institute closes its diversity office following Trump’s order

Just days after the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. said it would cancel its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the Smithsonian Institution, a consortium that includes 21 national museums, announced its diversity office will also close. According to the New York Times, the Smithsonian will also freeze hiring for all federal positions and employees will have to return to in-person work full-time. 
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Smithsonian Institution Will Close its Diversity Offices

A Trump executive order has led the largely government-funded institutions to roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

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Smithsonian Institution and US National Gallery of Art shutter diversity offices following President Trump's executive order

The Smithsonian Institution reportedly told staff members today, January 28, that it is closing its office for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to comply with an executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump last week. The controversial order requires all federally funded agencies to end their DEI programs and initiatives. In a staffwide email, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III said that the closure of the institution’s off…

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Smithsonian Institution to Shutter Diversity Offices

A sweeping executive order from President Trump triggers major organizational changes at one of America's most prestigious cultural institutions. According to NPR, the Smithsonian Institution announced the closure of its diversity office and implemented a federal hiring freeze, affecting its extensive network of museums, research facilities, and the National Zoo. The decision comes after President Trump's recent executive order that categorizes …

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Smithsonian halts federal hiring, closes diversity office

The Smithsonian Institution is to close its diversity office in order to comply with President Donald Trump's recent executive order.

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Smithsonian to close diversity office after Trump executive order

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programmes at the US National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington have officially ceased following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that mandated the termination of DEI policies across federal agencies and entities. The order, made on 20 January, branded DEI initiatives “illegal and immoral discrimination programs”, claiming

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