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Virginia Senate hearing probes UVA’s DOJ non-discrimination agreement
Under the contract, the University of Virginia must comply with Department of Justice nondiscrimination guidance an…
By Lyle  Kenitzer '28
Dec 4, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Kent State a cappella group bans white students from solo auditions
The Kent State Vocal Intensity A Cappella group restricted certain solos strictly to 'people of color' over 'cultur…
By Emma Arns '26
Dec 3, 2025
University of Arizona professor files lawsuit after being fired for objecting to DEI initiatives
Professor Matthew Abraham filed a lawsuit against the school after he was flagged as 'ineligible' to serve on inter…
By Michael Duke '26
Dec 3, 2025
Auburn University admissions officer facing allegations of race-based hiring resigns
An Internal email confirms the departure of an admissions official accused by insiders of altering criteria to bene…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Dec 2, 2025
St. Louis University rebrands DEI office, denies link to Trump crackdown
St. Louis University recently closed its old DEI office on the same day it opened one under a new name.
By Austin Browne  '24
Dec 2, 2025
Towson University closes gender studies department after only 11 students enrolled this fall
The program is to be merged with the College of Liberal Arts’ Interdisciplinary Studies along with African American…
By Emma Arns '26
Dec 2, 2025
Temple medical school rebrands DEI without removing it
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has renamed its Office of Hea…
By Lyle  Kenitzer '28
Nov 26, 2025
Emory University student newspaper bemoans Trump compact, DEI cuts
An article recently published in The Emory Wheel blasted the Trump administration’s targeting of DEI initiatives in…
By Austin Browne  '24
Nov 26, 2025
Cal State system mandates DEI graduation courses including ‘Queer Crip Lit’ and ‘Chican@/Latinx Lives’
A new report shows nearly every Cal State university still requires DEI-focused classes for graduation, even as fed…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 25, 2025
Wichita State official reportedly admits to hiding taxpayer-funded LGBT services in leaked audio
A Wichita State University official was caught in a leaked recording admitting the school removed its LGBTQ service…
By Austin Browne  '24
Nov 25, 2025
Louisiana higher ed task force says yes to joining new accreditation agency
Gov. Landry created the Higher Education Reform Task Force in July, intending to reorient the state’s higher educat…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 24, 2025
Iowa State Board of Education finalizes pro-life curriculum rules, removes gender identity protections
The board also approved rules enforcing a law that removes 'gender identity' as a protected class in the Iowa Civil…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 23, 2025
State Department proposes cutting off 38 universities over DEI hiring practices
The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping overhaul of a major State Department research initiative, proposin…
By Jared Harris 
Nov 20, 2025
Court halts effort to force UCLA DEI revisions through research-grant conditions
A federal judge halted an effort by federal agencies to require UCLA to change campus policies as a condition for a…
By Lyle  Kenitzer '28
Nov 19, 2025
New College ‘ready’ to sign Trump’s Higher Ed Compact
New College of Florida says it 'will happily' sign the Trump administration’s 'Compact for Academic Excellence in H…
By Emily Sturge  
Nov 18, 2025
USI rebrands Multicultural Center into new Student Life Office amid DEI restrictions
Indiana’s DEI rollback continues as USI folds its Multicultural Center into a newly consolidated office.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 18, 2025
NYU students call for ‘sanctuary campus’ and ‘race-based scholarships’ at university senate rally
Students for a Democratic Society organized the Nov. 13 protest during NYU’s senate meeting.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 18, 2025
Kansas State University offers 8k DEI certificate
The certificate is offered as lawmakers accuse the university of skirting the state’s anti-DEI law.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 17, 2025
UCLA accused of offering race- and sex-based scholarships in new civil rights complaint
The Equal Protection Project filed a civil rights complaint against UCLA, alleging that multiple scholarships unlaw…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 13, 2025
Duke University opens Baldwin Scholars program to all students amid federal DEI enforcement
The program, previously limited to those identifying as female, has now been opened to all students.
By Jared Harris 
Nov 13, 2025
How MSU’s mandated DEI course trains future teachers in conformity: ANALYSIS
The required textbook for the course says to 'save education' is to find 'new ways to resist, new ways to agitate, …
By Alessia Degraeve 
Nov 12, 2025
University of Central Arkansas hit with civil rights complaint over race, sex-based scholarships
The University of Central Arkansas faces a civil rights complaint filed by the Equal Protection Project on Oct. 28 …
By Sophia Chavarria '27
Nov 10, 2025
Lawmakers accuse Kansas State of rebranding DEI despite state ban
Kansas GOP lawmakers say the university is sidestepping a recent law banning DEI offices and initiatives.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 10, 2025
University of Washington scraps job posting after DEI loyalty pledge exposed
The University of Washington canceled a faculty search on Oct. 26 after criticism that mandatory diversity statemen…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 5, 2025
Williams College agrees to remove DEI language to comply with federal funding rules
Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has agreed to remove Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) langua…
By Alvaro Sopo '26
Nov 5, 2025
Chicago university teaches future therapists about kink, fetishes, ‘people with penises’
Adler University in Chicago offers a sex therapy certificate program open to both enrolled students and the general…
By Claire  Harrington '25
Nov 3, 2025
Report finds med students at Wisconsin college forced into DEI ‘Race Matters’ training
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) subjected medical students to a mandatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Nov 3, 2025
Washington University medical school hides DEI office in attempt to subvert federal crackdown
Washington University School of Medicine recently moved its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to a floor o…
By Austin Browne  '24
Nov 3, 2025
George Washington University student leaders demand DEI protections, ICE ban
George Washington University’s Student Government Association passed a resolution on Oct. 27 urging the school to s…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 3, 2025
Stanford University shutting down 'Diversifying Academia' fellowship program
The university is phasing out a flagship diversity program amid new federal rules and shrinking budgets.
By Jared Harris 
Oct 31, 2025
Catholic universities remove DEI job requirement after Campus Reform inquiry
While Campus Reform did not receive any responses from any of the contacted parties, less than 24 hours later, the …
By Sam Spanier '28
Oct 30, 2025
UT Chattanooga students protest DEI reforms, demand repeal of state law
Student groups at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga marched on Monday to protest conservative reforms targ…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 29, 2025
'Woke' language being eliminated across much of Wisconsin Technical College System
Half of Wisconsin’s technical colleges have removed or renamed DEI-related positions and programs following Trump a…
By Jared Harris 
Oct 29, 2025
New reports finds DEI presence at three technical universities
The reports from the National Association of Scholars detail the expansion of DEI at MIT, Caltech, and Georgia Tech…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 29, 2025
Emory student government association tells students to 'Vote for DEI'
Only 17.6 percent of eligible undergraduates participated in the referendum, which was actively promoted by the Stu…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 28, 2025
UW professor condemns DEI hiring mandates: ‘I’d never be hired today’
A University of Washington computer science professor claims mandatory diversity statements have reshaped faculty h…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 27, 2025
College coordinator caught on camera admitting University of Utah is subverting DEI crackdown
A University of Utah employee was seen in an Accuracy in Media undercover video admitting the school is attempting …
By Austin Browne  '24
Oct 27, 2025
GWU editorial board calls for school to defy Trump DEI crackdown
An editorial published by the George Washington University's independent student newspaper pressed the university t…
By Austin Browne  '24
Oct 24, 2025
University of Washington still requires ‘diversity statements’ for wide range of positions
Multiple academic departments at University of Washington still require diversity statements from job applicants.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 24, 2025
University of Kentucky ends ‘gender-inclusive housing’ citing state’s anti-DEI law
The University of Kentucky has ended its 'gender-inclusive housing' for students and will no longer record preferre…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 22, 2025
University of Southern Indiana removes DEI references amid state crackdown
The University of Southern Indiana has removed mentions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) from its website …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 20, 2025
Yale prof hired under DEI remains in her post, teaches ‘Socialist, Anti-Imperialist Lens’
Gail Lewis was hired as part of a 'diversity initiative' yet remains in her post, teaching students as a 'feminist …
By William Buckley '29
Oct 19, 2025
Harvard’s rebranded DEI office gets more cash than all DEI centers it replaced
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences David Deming claims that Harvard’s newly established Office for Community …
By Savva  Archakov '26
Oct 16, 2025
Thousands sign petition supporting Georgetown Law dean who defended DEI programs
Former Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor defended the school’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs after a f…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 16, 2025
Whittier College rebrands DEI office citing Quaker values
College claims name change reflects Quaker values, but timing aligns with Trump’s Executive Order 14151 targeting D…
By CJ Womack '25
Oct 15, 2025
University of Richmond renames DEI office in apparent attempt to subvert Trump executive order
The University of Richmond recently rebranded its equity and inclusion office as the ‘Hub For Student Inclusion and…
By Austin Browne  '24
Oct 15, 2025
University of Louisville hosts pride event despite state lawing banning DEI
The school’s ‘Belonging, Access and Engagement’ Center recently hosted a ‘UofL’s Got Pride’ celebration.
By Austin Browne  '24
Oct 14, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Oakland student required to attend DEI networking event to graduate
A student whistleblower has alleged that students at Oakland University are required to attend a DEI networking eve…
By Will Biagini  
Oct 14, 2025
Court strikes down UPenn Medicine’s ‘Black doctors directory’ for excluding white physicians
A federal court has ruled that the University of Pennsylvania Medicine’s Black Doctors Directory can no longer excl…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Oct 14, 2025
Auburn University promoted DEI grading rubric despite state ban
An inside source provided screenshots of the rubric to 1819 News on Wednesday.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 14, 2025