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ANTI-DEI

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
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
Idaho task force holds first meeting on DEI in higher ed
Idaho state legislators are re-examining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at state colleges and u…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 31, 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
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
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
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
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
University of Wyoming replaces DEI office with center for 'all students'
The University of Wyoming reportedly announced the official closure of its Office of Multicultural Affairs on Sept…
By Benjamin Brown '26
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
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
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
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
Report details schools' efforts to rebrand rather than eliminate DEI offices in accordance with state laws
A recent study says that American universities who have been forced to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (…
By Travis Morgan  '26
Sep 20, 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
University of North Texas removes DEI-based faculty groups
The University of North Texas has eliminated minority-oriented faculty committees and other employee organizations …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 12, 2024
Stanford profs condemn DEI at school, say it can lead to anti-Semitism
‘Rather than correcting stereotypes, diversity training too often reinforces them and breeds resentment,’ the profe…
By Gabriela  Dimova '26
Sep 6, 2024
Conservative think tank says universities are skirting legal limitations on DEI programs
The Goldwater Institute says that many schools who apparently closed their DEI programs have simply renamed them, l…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Sep 6, 2024
UNC Wilmington students protest against removal of DEI positions
‘What was their mindset when they made this decision?’ one student asked.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 5, 2024
Northern Kentucky University closes down DEI office amid nationwide anti-DEI campaign
‘The circumstances under which universities across the commonwealth and the country find themselves, coupled with t…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 4, 2024
University of Alabama Black Student Union shutters its office due to anti-DEI law
The University of Alabama (UA) recently instructed the school’s Black Student Union (BSU) to relocate its offices.
By Benjamin Brown '26
Aug 29, 2024
Michigan Tech rebrands diversity office but continues to promote DEI agenda
Michigan Technological University recently rebranded its office dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 28, 2024
Cornell to host event on DEI in integrated pest management
The event will focus on DEI in the world of integrated pest management.
By Michael Duke '26
Aug 28, 2024
University of Kentucky shuts down DEI office amid concerns over its divisiveness
The school president acknowledged that the DEI office made some believe that the University of Kentucky may ‘appear…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 21, 2024
GOP Sen. Cassidy calls for investigation into taxpayer dollars funding DEI
‘The primary problem with DEI is that it does not actually promote inclusivity. It is the opposite of diversity of …
By Virginia King '27
Aug 20, 2024
‘NONSENSE,’ ‘WASTE OF MONEY’: Mississippi official goes after DEI in education
‘This stuff is just nonsense. It’s just a waste of money. We’ve got to find a way to stop this,’ White said.
By Mary Stevens '25
Aug 19, 2024
Texas Tech audit affirms compliance with DEI ban in system's universities
The Texas Tech University System audited the implementation of Texas’ DEI ban, reporting that the public colleges i…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 16, 2024
University of South Alabama shuts down DEI office
The school will shutter its DEI office to comply with the state’s anti-DEI legislation.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 8, 2024
UF rebrands its ‘Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement’ center to comply with state anti-DEI law
The school shut down the center to comply with Florida’s anti-DEI legislation.
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 8, 2024
Utah students launch new 'Pride Center' after closure of LGBT Resource Center due to anti-DEI law
Students at the University of Utah are starting a new 'Pride Center' after an anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion…
By Savana Kascak '25
Aug 4, 2024
Iowa State officially disbands DEI office after state law takes effect
Iowa State University in Ames officially shut down its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office on July 22.
By Mary Stevens '25
Aug 2, 2024
University of Alabama System ends DEI offices ahead of anti-DEI law taking effect
‘[W]e will be fully compliant with [the anti-DEI law] when it goes into effect on October 1,’ a UAB official told C…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 26, 2024
More Kentucky college presidents defend DEI before state lawmakers
On Tuesday, two presidents of public universities in Kentucky made statements before the Kentucky state legislature…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 22, 2024
Duke report tying ‘individualism’ to ‘white supremacy’ uncovered amidst increasing scrutiny of DEI
‘White supremacy culture explicitly and implicitly privileges whiteness and discriminates against non-Western and n…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 11, 2024
Utah anti-DEI law goes into effect
The legislation bans policies that assert ‘that an individual's moral character is determined by the individual's p…
By Clarise Tujardon '26
Jul 9, 2024
Utah launches hotline to enforce DEI ban
‘Whatever their good intentions, many DEI initiatives become tools of virtue signaling and can stifle diversity whi…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 1, 2024
University of Iowa rebrands DEI office following passage of new state law
The University of Iowa recently announced that it has replaced its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office in…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 26, 2024
Republican lawmakers introduce 'Dismantle DEI Act' to curb federal DEI bureacracy
Congressman Michael Cloud of Texas and Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio recently introduced the 'Dismantle DEI Act.'
By Benjamin Brown '26
Jun 20, 2024
Utah universities dismantle DEI to comply with state law
The University of Utah and Weber State University are two public college in Utah that are in the process of axing t…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 10, 2024
Jacksonville State becomes first Alabama college to shut down DEI office in response to new state law
On May 22, Jacksonville State University announced plans to shut down its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusio…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Jun 5, 2024
Congress considering bill to curb DEI in med schools
The bill would withhold federal funds from medical schools that force DEI principles on students and employers.
By Haika  Mrema '24
May 26, 2024
Missouri bill would end forced DEI statements in public colleges and universities
SB 1125 would forbid public higher education institutions from forcing anyone to embrace DEI or submit DEI statemen…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 22, 2024
UNC system moves closer to eliminating DEI staff
The University Governance Committee for the University of North Carolina system’s Board of Governors recently passe…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 6, 2024
Sociology professor says ‘attacks’ on DEI in higher ed ‘threaten democracy,’ blames Campus Reform, others
The professor, Abby Ferber, said that the idea of left-leaning propaganda being taught in higher education is a ‘my…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 18, 2024
UNC trustee recommends school cut DEI funding
Jim Blaine suggested the possibility of eliminating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, citing potential leg…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 11, 2024
Governor protects DEI from potential death sentence at University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming will take a spending cut of $1.7 million taxpayer dollars for its DEI office, but will st…
By Alexia Bianchi  '22
Apr 9, 2024
Arizona State prof sues school for mandatory anti-white DEI training
Professor Owen Anderson is suing Arizona State University over a required DEI course for faculty, a requirement whi…
By Austin Browne  '24
Apr 6, 2024
Kansas House passes bill to end DEI statements in university admissions and hiring
On March 21, the Kansas House of Representatives passed a bill to prohibit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion stateme…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 4, 2024