President Donald Trump has appointed 10 new officials to the US Department of Education to challenge diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at universities, particularly those with endowments over $1 billion, including Harvard. The team’s focus is to target DEI initiatives for potential violations of civil rights laws, with the threat of revoking accreditation looming for schools that don’t comply. This move marks a significant shift in federal policy on higher education and DEI practices.
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The Trump administration has intensified its crackdown on DEI initiatives, issuing a February 14 directive threatening funding cuts for non-compliant schools. Students at the University of Louisville protested against proposed DEI cuts. Meanwhile, a new online portal allows citizens to report DEI practices, signaling a broader effort to eliminate such policies in education.