Trump’s DEI Deadline Looms, Most Schools Hold Off on Immediate Changes
Schools and colleges in the U.S. are facing a deadline to end diversity programs or risk losing federal funding from the Trump administration.
Despite the deadline, few institutions are rushing to make changes, as many believe they are on solid legal ground.
State officials in Washington and California have already vowed to fight any attempts to cut off funding for their diversity programs.
The potential consequences of defying the deadline remain uncertain, as it would be unprecedented for the government to take such action.
A memo issued Feb. 14 by President Donald Trump’s administration, formally known as a Dear Colleague Letter, gave schools two weeks to halt any practice that treats people differently because of their race.
Education organizations are advocating for a cautious approach, advising institutions against making abrupt cuts that could be hard to reverse. Ted Mitchell, president of the American Council on Education, reassures colleges that if they were compliant with federal law before the memo, they still are.
“There’s nothing to act on until we see the administration or its agencies try to stop something,” Mitchell said. “And then we’ll have the argument.”
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