Feds Warn IL University on Race-Based Diversity; Lawmakers Weigh Funding Shift

Feds warn Illinois State University on race-based diversity; lawmakers weigh funding shift – Center Square

As schools weigh compliance, state Rep. Paul Jacobs anticipates proposals to replace lost federal funding with state dollars. “You're going to see it,” Jacobs said. “Illinois, with the way it's traveling, is probably going to try to pick up some kind of money. Where? I have no idea. The general fund doesn’t have it."

Feds warn IL university on race-based diversity; lawmakers weigh funding shift

(The Center Square) – Illinois State University is reviewing a U.S. Department of Justice letter warning that race-based diversity programs may violate civil rights laws.

Harvard got $49M from feds to fund unlawful DEI programs, discrimination suit claims

America First Legal, along with the Department of Justice's Office of Civil Rights, claimed that the Ivy League school was violating Title VI, Title IX of federal law, along with President Trump's executive actions and the US Supreme Court's 2023 ruling outlawing race-based affirmative action.