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National Science Foundation awards $3.2 million for Yale prof's documentary to 'empower' black scientists
A Yale professor has received a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will go toward creatin…
By Campus Reform 
Nov 20, 2024
Binghamton University features ‘The Woke Coach’ for DEI event
The Woke Coach calls herself a ‘fierce antiracist,’ an ‘equity diversity and inclusion champion,’ and an ‘intersect…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 20, 2024
University System of Georgia curbs DEI, adopts institutional neutrality, strengthens First Amendment rights in new changes
‘All admissions processes and decisions shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including dive…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 18, 2024
Black and Pacific Islander student groups cut ties with University of Utah over DEI ban
The Black Student Union and Pacific Islander Student Association have disaffiliated from the University of Utah aft…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 16, 2024
Education Cmte. will work with Dept. of Government Efficiency to 'cut back waste' in higher ed: Rep. Burgess Owens
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) told Campus Reform in an interview that the House Committee on Education and Labor will w…
By Adam Sabes 
Nov 14, 2024
Texas lawmakers consider strengthening DEI-ban, applying it to classrooms
‘While DEI-related curriculum and course content does not explicitly violate the letter of the law, it indeed contr…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 13, 2024
University of Pennslyvania to offer course on ‘Queer Science’
The course will challenge the idea that science can know a person’s biological sex.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 9, 2024
Students protest as Iowa State alters LGBTQ center under new anti-DEI law
Iowa State University has updated its Center for LGBTQIA+ for Student Success to comply with a state law restrictin…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 9, 2024
Midwestern University awards scholarships to 'underrepresented minority' students to advance DEI
Midwestern University has partnered with Delta Dental of Illinois to create a scholarship fund dedicated to boostin…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 8, 2024
University of Chicago course will instruct students on 'The Queer Enemy'
Next semester, the University of Chicago will offer students a course called 'The Queer Enemy and the Politics of H…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 6, 2024
Weber State replaces DEI offices with center 'open to all students'
A university in Ogden, Utah has replaced its DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) offices in accordance with stat…
By Campus Reform 
Nov 5, 2024
MIT hosts feminist speaker who blames 'colonial-era abortion bans' for 'policing and carceral power'
One of the nation’s premier universities in Cambridge, Massachusetts recently featured a speaker who gave a talk, '…
By Emma Arns '26
Nov 3, 2024
Iowa universities have redirected over $2 million away from DEI offices
As noted by the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the Iowa Board of Regents released a report on Tuesday that says $2.1 millio…
By Campus Reform 
Oct 30, 2024
University of Missouri-Kansas City eliminates DEI office
The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced the elimination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion office.
By Adam Sabes 
Oct 29, 2024
NEH funds intersectional speaker to discuss 'Latinx' impacts on sports at Manhattanville University
The National Endowment for the Humanities funded a speaker at Manhattanville University to discuss 'Amplifying the …
By Campus Reform 
Oct 28, 2024
Almost 50% of Duke University faculty think 'too much' emphasis is being put on DEI: Survey
Almost half of Duke University faculty members believe there is too much emphasis being put on diversity, equity, a…
By Adam Sabes 
Oct 27, 2024
Virginia university student body presidents demand meeting with Youngkin amid changes to DEI programs
Several student body presidents at universities in Virginia are demanding to meet with Governor Glenn Youngkin amid…
By Adam Sabes 
Oct 26, 2024
Princeton holds LGBT athlete discussion as part of 'Every Voice' conference
Former Princeton University athletes returned to campus for a panel discussion on 'LGBTQ+ Narratives in Athletics a…
By Daniel Idfresne '26
Oct 25, 2024
National Science Foundation gives $2 million to Pratt Institute to promote 'climate literacy' and 'climate justice'
A federal government agency has awarded several millions of dollars to a private university in Brooklyn in order to…
By Campus Reform 
Oct 22, 2024
Group sues med school over BIPOC directory that allegedly discriminates against white students
A group opposed to DEI and identity politics in medicine has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Wash…
By Campus Reform 
Oct 22, 2024
One-quarter of NSF grants fund DEI, new report claims
The report was released in early October.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 21, 2024
AAUP releases statement defending DEI in higher education
The organization recommends use of diversity statements.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 20, 2024
Pace University to hold 'Social Justice Week' with emphasis on 'values' like 'equity'
The event will take place at the New York-based school from Oct. 26-Nov. 2.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 17, 2024
UMich professor leading ‘Self-Healing & Social Justice Art Collective Meeting’
‘Please join current and new collaborators (group members) to discuss how arts-based practices can spur social chan…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 17, 2024
UVA changes parameters for race-restrictive program after facing challenge from conservative group
The Equal Protection Project claimed that the program violated both Title VI and the Equal Protection Clause.
By Mary Stevens '25
Oct 16, 2024
LSU changes policy on DEI programs, citing Supreme Court ruling
Louisiana State University (LSU) has removed multiple DEI programs following a vote by its Board of Supervisors, al…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 16, 2024
Florida International pulls 22 DEI-based courses from core curriculum to comply with state law
Florida International University (FIU) recently changed its general education requirements by removing nearly two d…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Oct 15, 2024
University of Alabama student government nixes ‘DEI Passport Program’
The student government replaced the program with the “Capstone Wellness Explorer” program.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 15, 2024
UC Santa Cruz is giving out thousands in DEI grants
Students are eligible to apply for the grant.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 12, 2024
University of Toledo revises race-based scholarships following Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
The University of Toledo (UT) has paused the awarding of race-based scholarships in response to guidance from Ohio’…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Oct 11, 2024
Illinois bill would give colleges taxpayer dollars for each minority student enrolled
Black and Hispanic students would allegedly generate $6,000 and $4,000 respectively for universities, whereas white…
By Macy Gunnell '26
Oct 9, 2024
Princeton engineering dean states Oct. 7 massacre helped trigger ‘backlash’ to DEI
‘Part of the backlash also was spurred by the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the war in Gaza, and the protests,’ the Prin…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Oct 9, 2024
Utah State joins growing list of schools to forfeit women's volleyball matchups against trans-led team
Utah State became the fourth school to forfeit its women’s volleyball game against San Jose State due to SJSU havin…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 8, 2024
Elon University handing out $500 diversity 'mini-grants' to faculty and staff
Each project is eligible for up to $500. Faculty and staff at Elon University can apply for the grant.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 6, 2024
NIH gives $3.7M to Rutgers and Michigan State to explore effects of 'structural racism' on aging
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded nearly $4 million to the two public universities to explore the…
By Gabriela  Dimova '26
Oct 3, 2024
Vanderbilt holds anti-racism training for dermatology residents
On Sept. 26 and 27, dermatology residents at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center completed the 'Curriculum for…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Oct 3, 2024
U of Alabama student gov ends DEI to comply with state law, starts ‘Belonging and Wellness’ committee instead
The new head of the ‘Belonging and Wellness’ committee said the student government will continue to fight to ‘creat…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 2, 2024
UCSD officially launches new 'Climate Change Education Requirement'
The University of California, San Diego has officially launched a new update to its curriculum that will force all …
By Mary Stevens '25
Oct 1, 2024
‘End Woke Higher Education Act’ passes House, bill aims to fight political indoctrination on campus
The bill would not allow institutes of higher ed to impose political tests in ‘admission, appointment, hiring, empl…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Sep 30, 2024
Iowa Board of Regents reviews universities' DEI programs following new state law
The Iowa Board of Regents is currently reviewing the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and programs of publ…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 27, 2024
Penn State takes down posting for DEI-oriented voter registration
The job required students to ‘[e]xpand one's awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills to equitably engage and inc…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 26, 2024
Kentucky community college system launches review of DEI amid state lawmakers' concerns
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) has announced it will launch an internal review to any …
By Justin Choi '26
Sep 24, 2024
UNCW dismantles DEI positions, redirects almost $1.5 million to help students
UNCW was complying with a Board of Governors directive to promote ‘nondiscrimination, equality of opportunity, inst…
By Payton  Kleidon  '25
Sep 24, 2024
Stanford class forces applicants to submit DEI statement
The class asks students to ‘describe how you will contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion in this class.…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 23, 2024
University of Alabama student government moves to eliminate DEI position
The “Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” will become the “Vice President for Belonging and Wellness…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 23, 2024
UNC System eliminates roles and repositions staff, continuing repeal of DEI on campus
The University of North Carolina has eliminated nearly 60 DEI positions within the system and has closed 17 DEI off…
By Michael Duke '26
Sep 21, 2024
Foundation petitions for Texas school to use gender-neutral scholarship language in response to anti-DEI law
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation wants to change the language of a scholarship because it belie…
By Claire Caton '26
Sep 20, 2024
UMich committee urges institutional neutrality, shows that leftist views ‘dominate the conversation’
Official university pronouncements on controversial matters ‘[suggest] that those who disagree are unwelcome,’ the …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 20, 2024
DEI ‘action plan’ at GWU recommends school hire more DEI staff, create ‘all-person restrooms’
Many at the school ‘feel the university’s commitment to diversity is not strong enough,’ according to the report.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 17, 2024
UNC Pembroke becomes latest campus to scrap DEI-based office, roles
UNC Pembroke recently eliminated a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office and several related roles in respo…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 17, 2024