ANTI-DEI LEGISLATION

South Carolina lawmakers again introduce bill to crack down on DEI in higher education

The bill would stop schools from forcing applicants to submit DEI statements, among other measures.

By Elad Vaida
Dec 20, 2024

University of Idaho student gov urges state lawmakers to protect DEI

Student government officials at the University of Idaho recently passed a measure to request that state legislators…

By Campus Reform
Dec 16, 2024

Texas report shows lower academic success for black students despite prevalence of DEI programs

A recent report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shows that DEI programs failed to achieve greater …

By Campus Reform
Dec 11, 2024

UNT has removed DEI-based terms from 78 courses since passage of anti-DEI law

The University of North Texas has reportedly amended the titles and descriptions of nearly 80 courses following the…

By Campus Reform
Dec 5, 2024

Kentucky could ban DEI in higher education next year, according to state senator

‘I would be very surprised, if we had another DEI bill, that it did not pass the second time,’ the Senate majority …

By Elad Vaida
Dec 4, 2024

University of Utah task force undergoes plan to foster intellectual diversity

The University of Utah's newly created 'Viewpoint Representation and Expression Task Force' has undergone efforts t…

By Campus Reform
Dec 2, 2024

Idaho State Board of Education discussing resolution to get rid of DEI at public colleges and universities

The resolution would require Idaho’s schools to ‘establish and maintain equality of opportunity for all students re…

By Elad Vaida
Nov 23, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

University of Wyoming replaces 'multicultural affairs' office with community center for all students

As efforts to supplant DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives are picking up steam across the country, …

By Benjamin Brown '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

Oklahoma’s two biggest universities appear to skirt around executive order prohibiting DEI programs

In December, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed an executive order prohibiting the state’s colleges and universities …

By Benjamin Brown '26
Aug 14, 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

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