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Anti-DEI Rhetoric Does Not Equal Legal Reality
The anti-DEI movement sounds like a row of cannons, but its legal attack is a rifle shot based on one provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Dan Currell writes.
FIRE, LGBTQ Student Group Sue Texas A&M Over Drag Show Ban
Free Speech Matters. So Does DEI.
Students can’t speak and debate freely without inclusion and belonging, Michael S. Roth writes.
Justices Refuse to Hear Case Against Bias Response Teams
What Does the Education Department’s DEI Guidance Really Mean?
Over the weekend, the department dropped a new document expanding on the Office for Civil Rights’ anti-DEI directive. Legal scholars say it takes a more nuanced approach but express varying levels of hope about its outcomes.
The Deadline That Wasn’t
Higher ed botched its response to the anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter, Steve Robinson writes.
ED Shares More Details About DEI Guidance
Wary Colleges Scramble to Meet DEI Deadline
The Education Department gave colleges two weeks to eliminate race-conscious programs. As the deadline approaches, questions remain about what compliance means and how far the Trump administration will go to enforce it.