DEI

Education

How are Triad universities responding to new federal orders targeting DEI practices?

5:39am February 14, 2025

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has removed a Diversity and Equity course requirement from its general education program in order to comply with new federal orders to end DEI practices. Schools across the Triad are working to determine if they need to make changes as well.

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A federal worker tried to take Trump's 'Fork' resignation offer. Here's what happened

5:00am February 14, 2025

Liz Goggin, a social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, took the offer to resign in exchange for pay and benefits through September. Then she learned her position was exempt.

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Fired by Trump, EEOC official fears what the anti-discrimination agency will become

5:00am February 09, 2025

Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical" ideology.

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The NFL is removing 'End Racism' from its Super Bowl end zone

6:00am February 08, 2025

Here's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience."

President Trump Meets With Visiting Israeli PM Netanyahu At The White House

National

Trump carries out his 'flood the zone' strategy, creating a week of whiplash

5:00am February 07, 2025

by Michel Martin

An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.

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GM Reclaims Spot As Top Automaker In U.S., As It Overtakes Toyota

Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports

5:00am February 07, 2025

by A Martínez

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

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National

NSA museum covered plaques honoring women and people of color, provoking an uproar

4:18am February 05, 2025

by Frank Langfitt

Following a White House anti-DEI order, the National Cryptologic Museum covered up exhibits of women and people of color in its Hall of Honor. The NSA reversed course after former employees mobilized.

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An American Flag Flies Outside a Walmart

How corporate America got DEI wrong

5:00am February 03, 2025

President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need.

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National

Some federal web pages still down as agencies implement order 'defending women'

6:25pm January 31, 2025

After the president signed an executive order "defending women against gender ideology extremism," several federal government websites on gender and sexual health disappeared.

Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, AZ

National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions

12:50pm January 31, 2025

The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.