diversity training

President Trump addresses a rally this week at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Mich.

National

Agencies, Contractors Suspend Diversity Training To Avoid Violating Trump Order

5:02am October 30, 2020

by Melissa Block

President Trump's recent executive order banning some diversity training has had a widespread effect as government agencies, contractors and universities scramble to figure out how to comply.

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The U.S. Agency for International Development is one of the largest official foreign aid organizations in the world. An executive order from the Trump administration said there would be consequences if its diversity training programs were to continue.

Health & Safety

Why Diversity Training Has Been Suspended At USAID

2:11pm October 27, 2020

by Joanne Lu

The suspension followed an executive order from the Trump administration that called such workplace programs "divisive," "anti-American," racist against white people and sexist against men.

President Trump has ordered the federal government to stop critical race theory training. The order came even after a summer of protests for racial justice across the country.

National

Trump Tells Agencies To End Trainings On 'White Privilege' And 'Critical Race Theory'

8:13pm September 05, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The director of the Office of Management and Budget told agency heads on Friday that such trainings were "divisive" and "anti-American."

All the portraits hanging on the wall inside the Louis Bornstein Family Amphitheater at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston on June 12, 2018 were of men, nearly all white. The portraits have since been removed.

Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor

8:46am August 25, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Historic portraits of revered scientists and doctors can be found all over medical schools and universities — and, as it happens, most feature white men. Some say this sends the wrong message.

Education

Video Prompts Diversity Training at Guilford County High School

3:59pm November 30, 2018

by Keri Brown

Guilford County School officials are providing diversity training for staff and students at one of its largest high schools.