AT&T is scrapping its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, becoming the latest company to end the policies as the Trump administration continues pushing for the nationwide elimination of ...

Emory University announced its decision to close its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices. Local NAACP urges Emory to reconsider. On Sept. 3, Emory University announced its decision to close its ...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have been blamed for undermining free speech, meritocracy, and America itself. Those who decry DEI say they do so in the name of meritocracy. They argue that ...

The national backlash to diversity, equity and inclusion practices is a strangely mixed bag for me and my colleagues in behavioral science who focus on developing and testing bias-reduction methods.

Programs and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the US have been cut and ostracized due to recent political and social backlash. This includes efforts in science, ...

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The majority of employees support diversity, equity and inclusion programs across age, gender, race and ethnicity lines, according to a 2025 study highlighting the talent acquisition risk that ...

Federal agencies are rapidly implementing Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (March 26, 2026), ...

One by one, diversity, equity and inclusion programs at some of the country’s biggest companies fell apart in 2024, with signs that efforts to reverse DEI initiatives will only ramp up in 2025.

A federal appeals court’s decision allowing two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs to stand won’t preclude future challenges of the ...

When law firms avoid or sideline DEI programs, they implicitly say that they are okay with missing out on the diversity of experience and thought that fuels better decisions, stronger performance, and ...

When leaders focus on DEI as advancing a set of programs, initiatives, or policies, they risk marginalizing the groups of people the efforts were meant to help. Inclusion doesn’t begin with programs ...