Dear Colleague Letter: DEI Bans at Colleges and What to Know
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has given federally funded schools 14 days to end race-based programs.
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OCR Issues Dear Colleague Letter Addressing DEI Programs Under Title VI
Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) from the federal Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. The February 14 DCL provides a statement of the position of the Department of Education (Department) on ...
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U.S. Department of Education To Step Up Scrutiny of Any Educational Institution’s Programs Deemed “DEI”
On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (the “Department”) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to “clarify ...
Legacy admissions in D.C. could end because of these students
The D.C. State Board of Education backed a proposal to ban legacy admissions at some private universities, including ...
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Fresno State alum’s bill calls for salary, loan data in university admissions letters
AB 718 “would require the California State University, and would request the University of California, to include on admission letters the average salary data and average student loan payment data ...
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Education Department instructs universities to end all race-conscious programs
The Department of Education warned that universities that do not suspend diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and ...
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What College Leaders Are Saying About Trump’s Directive on Race and DEI
A few presidents said that their institutions already comply with federal law and they will not change any programs or ...
Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
In a memo to institutions on Friday, the Education Department gave an ultimatum to stop using “racial preferences” as a ...
Colleges React To Perceived Over-Reach Of Education Department’s ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter
The letter outlines a series of directives that colleges must follow to remain eligible for federal funding. Among its most ...
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U of A assessing DEI efforts to comply with Trump orders
Universities and other educational institutions were sent letters from the US Department of Education saying all ...
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California college leaders anxious, uncertain as Trump administration orders end to diversity programs
California's colleges offer a range of resource centers, graduation ceremonies, housing communities and more that could be ...
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Ed. Dept.’s Broad DEI Warning Puts College Leaders in ‘Enormously Complicated Situation’
The Department of Education’s recent Dear Colleague letter calling for the elimination of all race-conscious initiatives in ...