DEI STATEMENTS

Oklahoma Legislature easily passes bill to prohibit DEI in public higher education

Oklahoma legislators have passed a bill to ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at public colleges…

By Brendan McDonald '25
May 10, 2025

Missouri senator proposes bill to combat 'discriminatory ideology' by ending diversity statements

A Missouri state senator has authored a bill to prohibit public colleges and universities from requiring diversity …

By Brendan McDonald '25
Apr 29, 2025

Bill to restrict DEI in higher education advances in Oklahoma legislature

An Oklahoma House committee recently advanced a bill that would prohibit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) poli…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Apr 11, 2025

Kentucky state rep sponsors bill with wide-ranging ban on DEI practices in public higher ed

The bill bans DEI statements, stops spending on DEI, and prohibits schools from forcing students to take classes ‘d…

By Elad Vaida
Feb 14, 2025

University of Michigan students react to gutting of faculty diversity statements

Following the University of Michigan's recent move to cut diversity statements from faculty hiring, some students h…

By Campus Reform
Dec 16, 2024

University of Michigan says it will 'no longer solicit' diversity statements for faculty employment

The University of Michigan announced Thursday it will "no longer solicit" diversity statements for faculty hiring, …

By Adam Sabes
Dec 5, 2024

Stanford class forces applicants to submit DEI statement

The class asks students to ‘describe how you will contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion in this class.…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 23, 2024

Bates College appears to make DEI statements optional following FIRE letter

The school has made DEI statements optional for faculty applications after the Foundation for Individual Rights and…

By Joshua Odutola '24
Aug 20, 2024

Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences will no longer require job applicants to submit DEI statements

Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced that it will no longer require applicants for faculty positions to…

By Benjamin Brown '26
Jun 6, 2024

Missouri bill would end forced DEI statements in public colleges and universities

SB 1125 would forbid public higher education institutions from forcing anyone to embrace DEI or submit DEI statemen…

By Patrick McDonald '26
May 22, 2024

University of Michigan regent floats possibility of ending 'concerning' mandatory DEI statements in hiring

A regent for the University of Michigan floated the idea of possibly banning mandatory diversity, equity, and incl…

By Adam Sabes
May 20, 2024

University of Wyoming scraps DEI department after state cuts funding

UW President Ed Seidel said: ‘We received a strong message from the state’s elected officials to change our approac…

By Elad Vaida
May 15, 2024