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Freddy Monares/Northwest News NetworkIn an effort to cut federal spending and end programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, the Trump Administration has cut funding for some programs that help students access college. -
Siri Chilazi is a senior researcher at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Top officials in Oregon are refusing to sign off on a demand from the U.S. Department of Education that requires states to abandon policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion if they want to keep receiving federal funding for schools. -
Universities in some parts of the country are responding to the federal DEI crackdown by shutting down diversity offices and eliminating equity-related groups. Oregon’s institutions are largely standing their ground. -
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights sent a letter telling educational institutions to end what it calls racial discrimination through things like diversity, equity and inclusion programs, or DEI. -
Dramatic shifts in federal policy are leaving universities wondering how to respond while maintaining their role as a nonpartisan educational institution. -
Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.
