US EditionHow to save workplace diversity schemes from the DEI backlash (without collecting more data)
- DEI schemes are facing challenges, especially in the USA, where President Donald Trump has used executive orders to terminate initiatives across federal agencies.
- Some private companies in the UK have also cut DEI commitments, impacting employees' disclosures of identity information for HR records.
- Critics argue that data obsession in DEI schemes does not adequately address issues like poor working conditions.
- Researchers emphasize that the dynamic between categorizing workers and DEI schemes impacts how individuals relate to their identity in the workplace.
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Tallahassee Reports
News Service of FloridaUniversity Leaders Defend DEI Restrictions
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLHASSEE — State higher-education leaders and university trustees have fired back at a lawsuit that alleges a 2023 law targeting diversity, equity and inclusion issues at universities violates the First Amendment. Professors at the University of Florida, Florida State University and Florida International University filed the lawsuit in January in federal court in Tallahassee and are seeking a prelim…
Some Pa. schools rush to comply with Trump DEI ban; others take a wait-and-see approach
In the wake of a Trump administration executive order directing colleges and universities to dismantle all DEI educational programs, some schools are rushing to comply while others are taking a more cautious approach and waiting.
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Phys.orgHow to save workplace diversity schemes from the DEI backlash (without collecting more data)
Mr.vicpix/ShutterstockIn a radio discussion on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, a journalist asked me which year these schemes started in the UK. I felt thrown by the question. It assumed that the broad array of initiatives associated with DEI, including policies, training programmes, themed events and staff networks, had an inception date. I responded, as I often do: “It’s complicated.” DEI schemes are facing significant …
Judge Steps Down From Teachers’ Union Lawsuit Challenging DEI Ban
A federal judge has recused himself from a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s recent guidance demanding that schools and colleges end their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In an order issued Monday, Judge Joseph Laplante of the District of New Hampshire stated that his role as a part-time faculty member at several American law schools could create a conflict of interest. Among the institutions where Laplante teaches …
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