Officials in cities such as Boston and San Francisco say they are actively working to bring satellite campuses of HBCUs to their communities, hoping to strengthen the pipeline for Black students to pursue higher education and to grow and diversify their local economies.

At least for now, Alabama can enforce its 2024 law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and “divisive concepts” after a judge ruled Wednesday.

Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed a civil rights complaint against the University of Iowa (UIowa) and Iowa State University

He said a professor could not “indoctrinate” students to believe that racial health disparities were the fault of one race of people.

Ruling in part that professors lack First Amendment protections in the classroom, a federal judge denied an effort from college faculty and students in Alabama to block a 2024 state law that banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs as well as the teaching of so-called divisive concepts.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into several utility companies linked to last year's destructive Smokehouse Creek and Windy Deuce fires, stating that they "possibly" prioritized environmental, social, and governance (ESG) or diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agendas over safety and necessary maintenance.

The NIH director has revealed a ‘unified strategy’ that involves major changes, including budget reductions and grant terminations. The NIH director’s strategy seeks to clarify major changes at the agency,