For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it’s attracted the attention of the Trump administration.
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NPR’s chief diversity officer to retire, with DEI in the political spotlight
Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods announced he’ll retire after a 46-year career in journalism and 15 years at NPR, as the issue he has championed takes center stage in political discourse.
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The Smithsonian will close its diversity office and freeze federal hiring
The Smithsonian isn’t a federal agency, but it gets much of its funding from federal appropriations.
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Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies
Conservative groups have filed lawsuits against workplace diversity initiatives that prioritize historically marginalized groups.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ war on ‘woke’ appears to be losing steam in Florida
A federal court recently blocked most of a key DeSantis measure, the Stop WOKE Act. Courts have ruled against a number of the governor’s conservative initiatives.


