FILE – An opponent of a multifaceted higher education bill protests at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Samantha Hendrickson, File) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion were the keywords in the US education sphere. However, following Trump’s assumption of office DEI programmes have been narrowly in the crosshairs. Aligning to the President’s broader…
In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity. At the same time, Tesla, the electric car company that Mr. Musk leads, has in recent days, with little notice, tried to appease critics who have accused the company of racial discrimination. In a little-noticed…
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has ordered 12 officially sanctioned clubs for women and ethnic or racial groups to shut down immediately, in a drive to comply with the Trump administration’s directives on diversity, equity and inclusion, the academy said on Wednesday. In a memo dated Tuesday, the academy’s deputy commandant, Chad R….
Google tried for years to diversify its work force, saying it would hire and promote more women and people from racial minorities. On Wednesday, the company abandoned employee diversity targets, saying that as a federal contractor, it needed to comply with President Trump’s executive orders opposing diversity, equity and inclusion policies. In 2020, Google announced…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s second week in office seemed to deliver a daily dose of deliberate jolts for the country. There were chaotic reminders of his first term. The White House found itself backtracking on its directive to freeze federal spending on grants and loans. And the Republican president indulged unsupported accusations after a deadly…
President Donald Trump. (Getty Images) President Donald Trump has appointed 10 new officials to key positions in the US Department of Education, signaling a strong push to challenge diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at top universities such as Harvard. The new team will focus on investigating the impact of these programs, especially at institutions…
Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff to be put on leave. (AP Photo) President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered all federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff to be placed on paid leave, with agencies instructed to create plans for their potential layoffs, stated in a memo from the Office of Personnel Management. This…
Representational. (AP Photo) Ohio State University Spent $13M a Year on DEI: At the Ohio State University (OSU), a sprawling public institution in a deeply conservative state, the cost of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has raised eyebrows. A recent audit revealed the university spends an eye-watering $13 million annually on DEI initiatives, a…
Donald Trump, the US President-elect, has made it crystal clear that the days of ‘woke indoctrination’ in American schools and colleges are numbered. With promises to slash funding for institutions promoting discussions on gender identity, structural racism, and what he deems “inappropriate content,” Trump’s plan to reshape the American education system is sending shockwaves through…
The U.S. Department of Justice building (AP Photo) The US Department of Justice has spent over 100 million dollars to promote DEI, Restorative Justice, and SEL in schools. A recent report released by Parents Defending Education (PDE), a nonprofit advocating for parental rights in education, shows over $100 million in taxpayer money was spent on…