DEI
They had left their DEI roles. Trump still fired them
The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.
Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants
By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.
NASA website axes a pledge to land a woman and a person of color on the moon
In deference to President Trump's anti-DEI order, the space agency has removed a promise to send the "the first woman, first person of color" to walk on the moon aboard the Artemis III mission.
How the Ph.D. Project, and 45 colleges, became a target of the Trump administration
For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it's attracted the attention of the Trump administration.
Is planting trees ‘DEI’? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
Pentagon restores webpages of Black veterans, Navajo Code Talkers and others after outcry
A Pentagon official not authorized to speak publicly said its review to scrub websites of DEI content was too hasty and also used search terms like "gay," leading to the flagging of Enola Gay images.
With Trump’s crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close
Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal contractors to identify and address barriers to employment.
Here are all the ways people are disappearing from government websites
Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to transgender people, women and people of color.
Arlington National Cemetery stops highlighting some historical figures on its website
Articles, photos and videos that are seen as promoting DEI will be removed under the new approach.
Block on Trump’s executive orders restricting DEI programs is lifted
An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, allowing the orders to be enforced as a lawsuit challenging them plays out.
Over 50 universities are under investigation as part of Trump’s anti-DEI crackdown
The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being targeted, including Georgetown, Rice, Vanderbilt, and New York University.
War heroes are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had given the military until Wednesday to remove content highlighting diversity efforts following an executive order ending those programs across the government.
Arts groups sue NEA for new ‘gender ideology’-related grant restrictions
The lawsuit pushes back against a recent executive order from President Donald Trump that asks funding applicants to agree not to promote "gender ideology" in their work.
NPR’s chief diversity officer to retire, with DEI in the political spotlight
Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods announced he'll retire after a 46-year career in journalism and 15 years at NPR, as the issue he has championed takes center stage in political discourse.
Joy Reid fired from MSNBC amid network shakeup
Reid is a longtime political commentator who has been vocal on progressive issues and sharply critical of President Trump.
A federal worker tried to take Trump’s ‘Fork’ resignation offer. Here’s what happened
Liz Goggin, a social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, took the offer to resign in exchange for pay and benefits through September. Then she learned her position was exempt.
The EEOC exists to fight discrimination. Fired official fears a hobbling under Trump
Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical ideology."
Trump carries out his ‘flood the zone’ strategy, creating a week of whiplash
An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.
Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports
Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.
How corporate America got DEI wrong
President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need.
Federal websites down as agencies implement executive order ‘defending women’
After the president signed an executive order "defending women against gender ideology extremism," several federal government websites on gender and sexual health disappeared.
National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump’s executive actions
The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.
Trump has issued a number of orders affecting the military. Here’s what they do
President Trump signed a number of new executive orders Monday night aimed at the U.S. military. Here is a breakdown of what he signed.
Trump signs executive order taking aim at DEI programs in the military
Trump said the diversity programs discourage merit and leadership, and discriminate on the basis of race and sex. The directive was among a series of orders that seeks to reshape the U.S. military.
The FDA pulls key DEI initiative for cancer studies from its website
A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.
Costco’s shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.
Trump calls DEI programs ‘illegal’ and ‘immoral’. Here’s how he’s ending them
President Trump has issued sweeping executive actions swiftly ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs within the federal government. Already, the work is underway.
Trump administration puts federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff on leave
Employees in the programs will be placed on paid administrative leave. Agencies have the next few days to submit reports on how they are complying with the orders, including plans to fire them.
Lawsuit by college professors and students challenges Alabama’s anti-DEI law
The complaint asserts the new law violates the First Amendment by placing viewpoint-based restrictions on educators’ speech and classroom lessons.
McDonald’s says it is revising some of its diversity practices
McDonald's says it is changing some of its inclusion standards, becoming the latest large company to announce it is rolling back some of its diversity practices.
Alabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
Under the bill signed by Gov. Kay Ivey in March, DEI is defined as classes, training, programs and events where attendance is based on a person’s race, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, national origin or sexual orientation.
Anti-DEI bill faces opposition from students across Alabama
College students across the state are speaking out against Senate Bill 129, which would restrict the funding of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
