National Gallery Shuts Down Diversity Program

In the last three days it has issued two executive orders in this regard, one of which concerns trans people and their rights

Washington, Jan. 24 (EFE).- Washington's National Art Gallery confirmed this Friday that, in compliance with the executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, it has closed its office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). A spokesman for that institution emphasized to EFE that the employees of that division have been reassigned to vacant posts elsewhere in the museum. Trump's executive order to end diversity programs established tha…

National Gallery Shuts Down Diversity Program

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has announced that it will end its diversity program. The New York Times reports that an executive order signed on January 20 by incoming US president Donald Trump is behind the program’s demise. Titled “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” the directive casts diversity, […]

Since he began his second term on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump has taken measures that have generated controversy both in the United States and internationally. One of the most controversial decisions is the elimination of federal programs of equity, diversity and inclusion, which has resulted in the administrative suspension of thousands of employees. The president argues that these actions seek to restore opportunities based on merit, elimin…

The Trump administration suspended officials responsible for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government and ordered the closure of their offices at the end of January. In turn, the White House website in Spanish was dismantled. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered that employees of diversity programs be on paid leave before Wednesday night and attacked the bishop of Washington for his sermon on behalf of migrants and tran…

The Donald Trump administration took drastic measures against the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government by ordering the immediate suspension of employees linked to these initiatives. According to a memorandum from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), all federal agencies must place DEI staff on paid administrative leave, while eliminating websites, social networks and related trainings. This decision, whic…