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A sign marks the entrance to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in the main administration building at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. (Associated Press file)
Jan 20, 2025

Legal community braces for changes in DEI initiatives

By Jason Boleman and Kris Olson In 2008, the American Bar Association restructured its mission statement to memorialize specific goals for the country’s largest volunteer bar association. Goal III, titled […]

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — one of two defendants in the Students for Fair Admissions cases — reported Thursday that there were drops in enrollment among Black, Hispanic and Native American students in its incoming class. (Associated Press file)
Sep 9, 2024

Rulings’ impact glimpsed in freshman classes

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher […]

Lowe’s has scaled back its diversity, equity and inclusion programs after two United States Supreme Court decisions in 2023 barred race as a consideration in college admissions and pressure by conservatives. (Associated Press file)
Aug 29, 2024

Rulings, activists push Lowe’s to change some DEI policies

NEW YORK — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that altered their programs since the U.S. […]

‘We should not let race-obsessed ideology interfere with an important and successful apprenticeship program,’ Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement on behalf of his colleagues in 24 states. (Associated Press file)
Mar 22, 2024

AGs opposed programs’ proposed diversity rules

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Biden administration plan to promote diversity and equity in workplace apprenticeship programs is facing pushback from Republican attorneys general in two dozen states who assert […]


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