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US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Harvard's president speaks out against Trump. And, an analysis of DEI job losses

Harvard's President asserts the need for educational institutions to reaffirm their commitment to truth and free debate, amidst external pressures.
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Why Institutions Retreating From DEI Can Feel Like Betrayal

Institutional betrayal harms marginalized groups disproportionately, especially in the context of dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Ex-Biglaw Associate Wants You To Know His Former Firm Was Trying To Keep Its Trumpiness On The DL - Above the Law

None of this (Trump Media deal, subtle DEI rollbacks, etc.) was ever openly addressed. Since the firm advertises its commitment to socially progressive causes, I thought this was a tension that warranted conversation.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Skydance Promises Trump FCC It Will Eliminate DEI Programs in Desperate Bid for Paramount Merger: Report

Skydance has promised to eliminate all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to secure approval for its merger with Paramount from the Trump administration.
US politics
fromFuturism
4 weeks ago

Elon Musk's Neuralink Caught Filing for Benefits Meant for Small Businesses Run by Minorities

Elon Musk's company Neuralink erroneously claimed a "small disadvantaged business" status while he was dismantling DEI protections in the Trump administration.
fromNature
1 month ago

Survey of US postdocs finds threefold increase in job losses

Maryrose Weatherton's NSF grant was terminated due to the project's focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, reflecting a broader trend under the Trump administration's funding priorities.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

If you're a US researcher, now is the time to establish a plan B

Research funding in the US faces significant threats, particularly regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, resulting in serious consequences for underrepresented researchers.
US politics
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Pride organisers warn Trump's DEI purge directly hitting UK events

Support for Pride events in the UK is declining due to corporate funding cuts influenced by U.S. policies on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
#trump-administration
SF LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Judge blocks Trump administration from enforcing anti-DEI orders in grant funding

The federal judge blocks anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders on grant requirements, stating they are unconstitutional.
#education
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Companies are dialing back their Pride Month celebrations - and angering both the left and the right

Pride Month seems a lot quieter this year in the face of cultural and political pressure, as corporate support for LGBTQ+ is becoming increasingly cautious.
SF LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Blue Labour group urges ministers to root out DEI' to win over Reform voters

Blue Labour's article emphasized its commitment to a multiracial democracy while criticizing identity politics that are thought to divide people along various lines.
UK politics
Marketing tech
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Target stock tumbles again as customer backlash over its DEI rollback takes a bite out of sales

Target's decline in sales is significantly impacted by backlash from its rollback on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
DC food
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Verizon axing DEI programs as it seeks FCC approval for $9.6B Frontier deal

Verizon ends diversity, equity, and inclusion programs amid federal probes affecting its Frontier Communications acquisition bid.
UK politics
fromBBC News
3 months ago

Reform Lancashire County Council victory prompts 'join a union' warning

Reform UK is criticized for opposing worker rights and promoting merit-based hiring while rejecting DEI initiatives.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg's charity quietly cuts funding for affordable housing, homelessness groups

CZI is ending funding for several California housing organizations, reversing its commitment to affordable housing.
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts

Tech companies are facing increased scrutiny over their DEI work in AI, shifting focus from equity to reducing ideological bias.
fromNature
3 months ago

My 'woke DEI' grant has been flagged for scrutiny. Where do I go from here?

AI models are extraordinary, but they can also fail for some groups of people: if a model is trained only on data from men, for example, it might perform poorly when looking at women.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Trump signs executive actions on education, including efforts to rein in DEI

One of the actions takes aim at college and university accreditors, organizations the White House says have 'abused their authority by imposing discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-based standards.'
Higher education
Environment
fromKqed
3 months ago

On Earth Day, Bay Area EPA Workers Rally Due to 'Constant Threat of Termination' | KQED

The EPA is facing drastic staff reductions and funding cuts that threaten its environmental justice programs and initiatives.
OMG science
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards

The National Science Foundation unexpectedly terminated over 400 grants, sparking concerns over censorship related to diversity and misinformation.
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Al Sharpton holds 'constructive and candid' meeting with Target CEO over DEI initiatives

You can't have an election come and all of a sudden, change your old positions. If an election determines your commitment to fairness, then fine, you have a right to withdraw from us, but then we have a right to withdraw from you.
Black Lives Matter
NYC parents
fromAdvocate.com
4 months ago

Georgia mother of trans and nonbinary children forcibly removed from school board meeting

A mother was forcibly removed from a school board meeting for protesting against changes to diversity policies.
Online Community Development
fromEater
4 months ago

How Black Food Business Owners Walk the DEI Tightrope

Black-owned businesses face uncertain futures as major retailers retract DEI initiatives.
Cultural validation is significant for minority entrepreneurs in mainstream retail.
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