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Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universitiesโ funding over DEI ban
Read full article: Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universitiesโ funding over DEI banIn a letter, Sens. Brandon Creighton and Paul Bettencourt said they found โnumerousโ violations of the law, but didnโt provide specifics.
Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
Read full article: Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEIAt a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they donโt โkick DEI out of their schools,โ a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.
Trending on social: Nationwide economic blackout scheduled Friday to protest DEI rollbacks
Read full article: Trending on social: Nationwide economic blackout scheduled Friday to protest DEI rollbacksA grassroots organization, The Peopleโs Union, is calling for a nationwide economic blackout on Feb. 28 in response to the federal governmentโs rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
Read full article: Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?A growing number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
Read full article: NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black AmericansThe NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that havenโt pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.
Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rules
Read full article: Google scraps its diversity hiring goals as it complies with Trump's new government contractor rulesGoogle is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Baltimore mayor fights back against attacks on DEI initiatives with โDefinitely Earned Itโ campaign
Read full article: Baltimore mayor fights back against attacks on DEI initiatives with โDefinitely Earned Itโ campaignPresident Donald Trumpโs attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs is leading to pushback from Baltimore's mayor.
โDivide us rather than unite us:โ Texas Governor Abbott bans DEI policies across Texas state agencies
Read full article: โDivide us rather than unite us:โ Texas Governor Abbott bans DEI policies across Texas state agenciesTexas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies in all state agencies, emphasizing merit-based advancement over race-based preferences.
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
Read full article: More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilotsThe U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs โ female World War II pilots.
Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back
Read full article: Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs backCostco has claimed victory in pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift
Read full article: Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shiftPresident Donald Trumpโs sweeping orders to end the governmentโs diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for the country.
Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M presidentโs job over claim that university broke DEI ban
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott threatens Texas A&M presidentโs job over claim that university broke DEI banAbbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the stateโs ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
UT-Austinโs presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leaders
Read full article: UT-Austinโs presidency goes vacant amid growing challenges for Texas public university leadersIn recent years university presidents have been facing growing political pressures, student and faculty pushback and an increasingly demanding job.
LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash
Read full article: LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlashA national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite conservative activists pressuring high-profile brands to stop participating in the organizationโs annual workplace report card.
Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory
Read full article: Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victoryWalmartโs sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.
The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
Read full article: The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policyThe federal judge considering Boeingโs plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Departmentโs diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent monitor to oversee the aerospace company.
Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs
Read full article: Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programsA broad group of civil rights organizations are calling on the CEOs and board members of major companies to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlash
Read full article: Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlashMore than two decades ago, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to promote change by grading corporations on their workplace policies.
Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service
Read full article: Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret ServiceSeveral Republican lawmakers seized on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the Secret Service as among the reasons for security lapses during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdown
Read full article: Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdownAs administrators scramble to comply with new limits on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, students and faculty worry more tumult is coming.
North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff
Read full article: North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staffDiversity, equity and inclusion staff members' jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at risk.
Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture
Read full article: Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to AccentureIt didnโt take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major consulting firm that was the predecessor to Accenture.
NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs
Read full article: NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programsThe NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida.
Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusion
Read full article: Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusionDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear marched with other Kentuckians to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights rally that featured Martin Luther King Jr. in the state's capital city.
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
Read full article: Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhereDiversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.
Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government
Read full article: Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in governmentUtah has become the latest state to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.
New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges goes into effect in 2024: What to know
Read full article: New anti-DEI law for public Texas colleges goes into effect in 2024: What to knowA new law dismantling the stateโs diversity, equity and inclusion offices at publicly-funded universities and colleges will go into effect in 2024.
Texas A&M Systemโs guidance on the stateโs DEI ban shows compliance might be a hard needle to thread
Read full article: Texas A&M Systemโs guidance on the stateโs DEI ban shows compliance might be a hard needle to threadThe guidance asks universities in the system to avoid using the acronym DEI on their websites and walk a fine line between organizing events that โsupport diversity in a general wayโ but donโt โpromote preferential treatment of any particular group.โ
GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplace
Read full article: GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplaceThirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices.
Texas A&M University System starts โethics and compliance review of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts ahead of ban
Read full article: Texas A&M University System starts โethics and compliance review of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts ahead of banAccording to a June 13 letter, all Texas A&M universities must provide details on a wide range of programs, trainings and presentations that touch on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus, including faculty organizations and mission statements.
Texas A&M University System bans diversity statements from job applications
Read full article: Texas A&M University System bans diversity statements from job applicationsThe Texas A&M, Texas State and University of Houston systems are the latest to make changes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices.
University of Texas System pauses new diversity, equity and inclusion policies
Read full article: University of Texas System pauses new diversity, equity and inclusion policiesThe system leadersโ decision comes weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiring. Texas A&M University also recently changed its hiring practices.
Black and Latino lawmakers slam Gov. Greg Abbott for order limiting diversity considerations in hiring
Read full article: Black and Latino lawmakers slam Gov. Greg Abbott for order limiting diversity considerations in hiringThe lawmakers called on major sports organizations to not host championship games in the state until the governor rescinds his guidance to agencies and universities.
Texas Tech reviews its hiring practices as efforts to promote diversity come under fire
Read full article: Texas Tech reviews its hiring practices as efforts to promote diversity come under fireTexas Techโs review comes as Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed state agencies and public universities that โforbidden DEI initiativesโ violate federal and state employment discrimination laws.
Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiring
Read full article: Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiringIn a memo written Monday and obtained by The Texas Tribune, Abbottโs chief of staff Gardner Pate told agency leaders that using diversity, equity and inclusion policies in hiring violates federal and state employment laws, and hiring cannot be based on factors โother than merit.โ
Jack and Jill of America Foundation celebrates 55 years of giving to support communities of color
Read full article: Jack and Jill of America Foundation celebrates 55 years of giving to support communities of colorJack and Jill of America Foundation (JJF) marked its 55th anniversary on Monday by celebrating a year of record giving in 2022 in support of its mission to address issues affecting African American children and families. By investing in programs, JJF seeks to create a strong foundation for children to thrive long-term.