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ANTI-DEI LEGISLATION

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
UMass Amherst to 'remain steadfast' in its commitment to DEI
The university held a program on October 10 titled 'Strategic Readiness in DEI.'
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Oct 14, 2025
Florida judge dismisses professors’ lawsuit over state’s anti-DEI law
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker dismissed all but one claim in the lawsuit Thursday.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 29, 2025
University of Memphis shutters DEI offices following state law
The University of Memphis has begun dismantling its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in compliance w…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 28, 2025
Second University of Iowa staffer says DEI continues despite state ban
Another undercover video has surfaced showing a University of Iowa administrator saying that Diversity, Equity, and…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 11, 2025
University of New Hampshire dismantles DEI programs after state budget ban
The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has stripped away its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives afte…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 16, 2025
University of Idaho reviews programs, jobs to comply with state DEI ban
The University of Idaho is reviewing its practices and job descriptions to ensure compliance with the state’s new a…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 14, 2025
Wright State closes DEI office, five identity centers amid new Ohio law
Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio has become one of the latest schools to close its Diversity, Equity, and In…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 13, 2025
North Carolina DEI crackdown stalls as governor vetoes 'divisive' bills
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed several bills aimed at restricting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ini…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 11, 2025
University of Louisville removes DEI language to comply with state law
The University of Louisville has removed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) language from campus documents and …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 8, 2025
Louisiana Senate kills bill to ban DEI course mandates
A Louisiana measure that would have banned requirements for DEI-related courses has been abandoned by the state sen…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 18, 2025
UNC Charlotte fires administrator after leaked recording reveals boasting of violating anti-DEI laws
A University of North Carolina at Charlotte administrator is ‘no longer employed’ after a leaked recording revealed…
By Emily Sturge  
Jun 2, 2025
Wichita State orders employees to remove 'gender identifying pronouns' from email signatures
A Kansas public university is taking greater steps to combat DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) on its campus.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 2, 2025
Louisiana House moves to codify anti-DEI measures into law
The Louisiana House of Representatives passed new legislation aimed at prohibiting public universities from requiri…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 22, 2025
North Carolina Senate passes anti-DEI bill to limit 'discriminatory practices' in higher ed
The North Carolina Senate has passed a bill prohibiting public universities from promoting 'divisive concepts' and …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 30, 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
University of Louisville president informs school community of plan for state anti-DEI law
The University of Louisville is moving to comply with an anti-DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) bill after the …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 26, 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 governor vetoes bill ending DEI in state’s higher ed, calls his veto an ‘act of love’
‘And I’ll always believe that diversity is a strength, and never a weakness, that we are better with more voices an…
By Lewis  Thune  '26
Mar 24, 2025
Kentucky activists hold 'Day of DEI' at 8 college campuses to oppose possible DEI ban
Student activists recently took to college campuses to hold a 'Day of DEI' across Kentucky in order to protest agai…
By Campus Reform 
Mar 11, 2025
Ohio Senate moves to eliminate DEI programs at public universities
The Ohio Senate passed a bill on Feb. 12 that would eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and po…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Mar 4, 2025
Bill targeting DEI courses at Arizona universities advances in state Senate committees
A bill that would eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion courses (DEI) at state universities has advanced throug…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 28, 2025
Iowa state legislature considers bill cutting off tuition grants to private colleges and universities that promote DEI
‘A private institution of higher education shall not, except as otherwise provided by federal or state law or accre…
By Elad Vaida 
Feb 18, 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
Mississippi House and Senate pass separate laws to end DEI, promote merit
Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have passed separate pieces of legislation intended to prioritize mer…
By Campus Reform 
Feb 11, 2025
Texas Tech course teaches Critical Race Theory and intersectionality despite state DEI ban
Despite state law limiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in public education, Texas Tech University has co…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 10, 2025
DEI requirements at state universities cost $1.8 billion every four years, report claims
State universities also make undergraduates invest ‘at least 40 million student hours satisfying mandatory DEI gene…
By Jessica Ogrin '28
Feb 6, 2025
Mississippi bill would create ‘efficiency task force’ to evaluate university spending, ban DEI
‘I think we have to in Mississippi be efficient with the dollars that we have, and this is what this taskforce is l…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Feb 4, 2025
Alabama professors and students sue to overturn anti-DEI state law
A group of students and professors at public universities in Alabama recently filed a federal lawsuit against the s…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jan 31, 2025
Conservative Mississippi lawmaker introduces bill to ban DEI at state's universities
The bill forbids public colleges and universities from maintaining DEI offices and officers.
By Elad Vaida 
Jan 23, 2025
Weber State eliminates DEI language from mission statement
A public university located in Ogden, Utah has decided to eliminate 'equity' and 'inclusion' from its mission state…
By Campus Reform 
Jan 14, 2025
Bill to redirect DEI funding for scholarships gets drafted in Idaho
A state senator in Idaho is pushing legislation that could limit Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at state pu…
By Campus Reform 
Jan 10, 2025
Ohio could pass comprehensive college DEI ban in 2025
The bill would ‘[p]rohibit any mandatory programs or training courses regarding DEI,’ among other anti-DEI measures…
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 30, 2024
South Carolina lawmakers again introduce bill to crack down on DEI in higher education
The bill would stop schools from forcing applicants to submit DEI statements, among other measures.
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 20, 2024
University of Idaho student gov urges state lawmakers to protect DEI
Student government officials at the University of Idaho recently passed a measure to request that state legislators…
By Campus Reform 
Dec 16, 2024
Texas report shows lower academic success for black students despite prevalence of DEI programs
A recent report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shows that DEI programs failed to achieve greater …
By Campus Reform 
Dec 11, 2024
UNT has removed DEI-based terms from 78 courses since passage of anti-DEI law
The University of North Texas has reportedly amended the titles and descriptions of nearly 80 courses following the…
By Campus Reform 
Dec 5, 2024
Kentucky could ban DEI in higher education next year, according to state senator
‘I would be very surprised, if we had another DEI bill, that it did not pass the second time,’ the Senate majority …
By Elad Vaida 
Dec 4, 2024
University of Utah task force undergoes plan to foster intellectual diversity
The University of Utah's newly created 'Viewpoint Representation and Expression Task Force' has undergone efforts t…
By Campus Reform 
Dec 2, 2024
Idaho State Board of Education discussing resolution to get rid of DEI at public colleges and universities
The resolution would require Idaho’s schools to ‘establish and maintain equality of opportunity for all students re…
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 23, 2024
Weber State replaces DEI offices with center 'open to all students'
A university in Ogden, Utah has replaced its DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) offices in accordance with stat…
By Campus Reform 
Nov 5, 2024
Iowa universities have redirected over $2 million away from DEI offices
As noted by the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the Iowa Board of Regents released a report on Tuesday that says $2.1 millio…
By Campus Reform 
Oct 30, 2024
Florida International pulls 22 DEI-based courses from core curriculum to comply with state law
Florida International University (FIU) recently changed its general education requirements by removing nearly two d…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Oct 15, 2024
Princeton engineering dean states Oct. 7 massacre helped trigger ‘backlash’ to DEI
‘Part of the backlash also was spurred by the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the war in Gaza, and the protests,’ the Prin…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Oct 9, 2024
U of Alabama student gov ends DEI to comply with state law, starts ‘Belonging and Wellness’ committee instead
The new head of the ‘Belonging and Wellness’ committee said the student government will continue to fight to ‘creat…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Oct 2, 2024
University of Wyoming replaces DEI office with center for 'all students'
The University of Wyoming reportedly announced the official closure of its Office of Multicultural Affairs on Sept…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Oct 1, 2024
‘End Woke Higher Education Act’ passes House, bill aims to fight political indoctrination on campus
The bill would not allow institutes of higher ed to impose political tests in ‘admission, appointment, hiring, empl…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Sep 30, 2024
Iowa Board of Regents reviews universities' DEI programs following new state law
The Iowa Board of Regents is currently reviewing the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and programs of publ…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 27, 2024
University of Alabama student government moves to eliminate DEI position
The “Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” will become the “Vice President for Belonging and Wellness…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 23, 2024
Report details schools' efforts to rebrand rather than eliminate DEI offices in accordance with state laws
A recent study says that American universities who have been forced to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (…
By Travis Morgan  '25
Sep 20, 2024