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APRIL 9, 2025

taxes, systems like SSS offer thoughtful tax flexibility by allowing them to bypass irrelevant sections of the application, reducing confusion and making the experience more inclusive. These uploads are encrypted and protected, ensuring privacy and compliance. For families who dont file U.S.

International student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2025

Columbia University has become the poster child for the consequences of anticipatory compliance in higher education to hostile policymakers, specifically from their trustees suspending students for First Amendment activity and implementing versions of receivership-based censorship of academic programs.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

It instructed the University to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs under whatever name, and to cease any admissions or hiring practices that consider race, gender, or even proxies for race. It sets a precedent that federal funding can be tied not to legal compliance but to ideological conformity.

Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2025

Purdue University announced the immediate closure of its Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging along with related diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across colleges and departments, citing "an increasing number of actions and policy measures at both the federal and state level" as the driving force behind the decision.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Several states have already dismantled diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming, and other states anticipate something similar coming their way. That over compliance as a residual effect of whats happening in Texas, Tennessee and Florida, is also happening in California.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Trump declared the countrys end to radical and wasteful government diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and Dr. Mordecai Brownlee preferencing through executive order. On January 20, 2025, President Donald J.

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COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I am aware that the provision of any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me, and the organization on behalf of which this submission is being made, to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims, or other violations.

Student loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2025

We have been in the past, and remain today, in full compliance with the regulations that apply to not only Penn, but all of our NCAA and Ivy League peer institutions." Penn has always followed NCAA and Ivy League policies regarding student participation on athletic teams, said a UPenn spokeswoman.

Administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

In a significant policy shift affecting higher education in Virginia, the state's 23 community colleges must now ensure all programs and practices comply with new federal regulations that effectively terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across these institutions.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The lawsuit specifically challenges the orders' lack of clear definitions for terms such as "DEI," "equity," and "illegal DEIA," arguing that this vagueness makes compliance virtually impossible for institutions while potentially exposing them to significant federal enforcement actions.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2025

Department of Education, with a federal judge ordering the reinstatement of a key grant that was terminated earlier this year over allegations of illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. On May 21, 2025, a judge in the U.S. However, the reinstatement is not yet permanent, pending the outcome of the full legal proceedings.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

Department of Education (ED) has opened a civil rights investigation into George Mason University following questionable allegations from faculty members that the institution's diversity and inclusion policies violate federal anti-discrimination laws.

Faculty

COE

JANUARY 28, 2025

As agencies are directed to provide a report to OMB by Monday, February 10 indicating whether federal grant programs are in compliance with recently issued Executive Orders, grantees may wish to draw down funds to allow for operations at least through that date.

Administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Ohio State University announced Thursday it will close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion and modify scholarship programs geared toward diverse student populations, citing pressure from federal directives and pending state legislation. This is a warning: the fight for academic freedom isn't just Ohio's fight, it's America's fight."

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

It also targets diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which the Department claims have contributed to widespread censorship and a repressive viewpoint monoculture on campuses. The directive, which builds on last year's Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2025

It threatens to refer the case to the Justice Department ‘as soon as possible’ unless Harvard comes into compliance.” In a letter sent to Harvard, a federal task force ”accuses the university of being a ‘willful participant’ in antisemitic harassment of Jewish students and faculty.

Administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2025

The commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have long been performative at most predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Anti-discrimination DEI initiatives became necessary precisely because white men were not voluntarily making space for others—supported by white women who were themselves fighting for inclusion.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2025

Brown University announced Wednesday that it has reached a voluntary agreement with the federal government to restore funding for federally sponsored medical and health sciences research while resolving three open compliance reviews related to federal nondiscrimination obligations. The agreement addresses several areas of campus operations.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Utah higher education leaders are considering steps toward compliance with a new law, HB 261 , that prohibits an institution of higher education, public education system, and governmental employer from engaging in discriminatory practices. Katy Hall Such prohibited practices include diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has announced steps it will take to comply with Senate Bill 129 affecting diversity, equity and inclusion programming on University of Alabama System campuses. UAB has shuttered its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among other changes to ensure compliance.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2024

That is according to the May 23 vote by the Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina System to repeal and replace its existing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy , likely effecting diversity programs at the system’s 17 institutions. Two of the 24 board members voted against the repeal. 1, and annually thereafter.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. These initiatives opened doors for me and countless others, providing opportunities that seemed out of reach for many in my community.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

One remained behind in the hotel suite to ensure compliance. Earlier that day, Malone had given her keynote speech, Radical Hope and Authentic Healing , touching on the collective responsibility of community to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. This feeds back into your diversity, equity, and inclusion statements.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Even though the landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education may have changed over the last three years, institutional and academic search firms say their commitment to identifying leaders, staff, and faculty who embody the essence of DEI work remains strong. and even around the world to fill key vacancies.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Natalie Galucia The study, Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education , was conducted between February 2022 and January 2023 and published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Wor k. Even within an individual college, separate departments and programs can view age differently, respondents indicated.

University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

David Goetsch, associate director of recruitment compliance at Emory; Dr. Eric Solomon, visiting assistant professor of English and American studies at Oxford College; and Sarah Luce Look, co-owner of independent feminist bookstore Charis Books and More. The training was provided by SETpoint Jun.

Compliance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Dr. David Acosta, chief diversity and inclusion officer at the AAMC, says achievements like this in California and other states demonstrate how other medical school programs can continue to build diverse classes while complying with the law. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations.

Application

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 23, 2024

Full compliance across all data collections and publications is required by March 2029. The successful implementation of these standards hinges on a commitment to inclusivity and transparency. Agencies are not required to wait until their action plans are complete before implementing the new guidance.

FAFSA

Steve Keating

AUGUST 11, 2024

That’s because the best a boss, or most managers, can hope for is the compliance of their people. Foster, at all times, a culture of respect, inclusivity, and collaboration. The answer was, “you may be able to get them to do something, but it’s highly unlikely you’ll get them to do it well.” Be a decider.

Communication

EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

To create a seamless, inclusive experience, Germanna introduced the concept of admissions coaches. By committing to flexibility and allowing students the freedom to explore various pathways without constraints, the college fostered a culture of inclusivity and choice. Leadership realized that something fundamental needed to change.

Community college

EAB

AUGUST 23, 2023

It is crucial that community colleges continue to prioritize and expand their basic needs support initiatives, ultimately fostering an inclusive and supportive educational experience for all students. Ready to find out more?

Students

EAB

MAY 25, 2023

infographic: metrics for adaptive course planning 4 tips from Dr. Slimak #1: Be inclusive in defining and choosing metrics. We brought in a variety of stakeholders and perspectives for these conversations. When I do a refresh of this process this coming year, I will have the same group of stakeholders at the table.

Literacy

EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Particular areas of focus for Art include: student access, diversity, inclusion, expression, and success; faculty diversity, inclusion, and expression; and institutional accountability and accreditation. And I think that's about as apt a description as any I've seen. I actually look at the ruling as one of fundamental incoherence.

Financial aid

EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

And so what we've found through our research here at EAB is currently most institutions, they do rigorously track and manage those risks such as financial, operational and compliance related risks. So if you're a university that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, make sure that that's at the forefront of your responses.

Communication

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing legislative battles that are being waged across the nation against a wide-range of diversity initiatives, student athletes, coaches and administrators gathered over the weekend to affirm their commitment to inclusion, vowing to push back against the onslaught.

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 14, 2025

The goal isnt compliance. A blueprint for a more just and inclusive democracy. When boys meditate before class, study Black thinkers, or speak their truths in brotherhood circles, theyre not performing wellnessthey're reclaiming it. These moments, though quiet, are seismic. Its consciousness. These innovations are not hypothetical.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

Faced with attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); faculty speech; and academic freedom, Ono chose a strategy of avoidance. And while a few mentioned political or governmental engagement or legal compliance, the postings did not explicitly prioritize courage in these skills.

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