US EditionTrump’s DEI purge targets federal workers who did not work in DEI
- More than 50 senior-level employees at the U.S. Department of Education were placed on paid administrative leave following President Donald Trump's executive order targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- The union representing the affected workers stated that many have served the department for decades and that the majority do not work in DEI initiatives.
- Trump's order called for all DEI staff in the federal government to be put on paid leave and eventually laid off, claiming DEI programs are racist.
- Employees on leave expressed concerns that this action could disrupt core agency functions, including managing federal student loans and financial aid applications.
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Trump’s DEI orders are not the disaster that universities imagine - Washington Examiner
Disaster is looming over universities affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order that halted government diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and spending. Or not: The policy might just bring higher education back to a normal balance of power. Despite a grim outlook from universities with concerns over “suspending research projects, canceling conferences and closing offices,” it seems that schools will now be able to do their own t…
Education Department workers on leave following Trump anti-DEI order
Dozens of workers at the Education Department have been placed on paid leave following President Trump's effort to rid the federal workforce of jobs associated with diversity, equity and inclusion.
Los Gatos community rallies to protect DEI rights in face of Trump administration
Before President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term signed an executive order rescinding DEI policies in the federal government, Los Gatos community members were working to protect diversity, equity and inclusion. Los Gatos’s recently formed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) commission endorsed a resolution on Jan. 9 recommending the town council to reaffirm its commitment to a resolution it passed in 2017 rejecting bigotry in …
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