Tracking state legislation restricting DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) initiatives in US colleges. Bans target DEI offices, mandatory training, diversity statements, and race-conscious admissions.
The PhD Project faces challenges after DEI scrutiny and Trump-era policies. Loss of funding and members threaten its mission to diversify business school faculty amid federal investigations.
"Opportunities now exist to pivot to alternative approaches to DEI that deemphasize person-level identities and experiences and put the focus on policies at the institution-level — for example, programs for dramatically increasing numbers of low-income students — that have a strong track record of making a real difference," he wrote.
