University of Michigan announces it will close its doors Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Thursday office.
In the message to the university, the president and other senior leaders said that due to the recent execution of the order President Donald Trump In addition to funding uncertainty, they will also cancel their own DEI programming.
“What we are writing today is sharing important updates related to the program and the Central Office that supports diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI),” they explain in the joint statement.
They added: “The dialogue on these institutions’ efforts have been underway since at least 2023 and the recent federal execution of orders, guidance and funding cuts has made the issue urgent and we are continuing to change that will affect the communities of the University of Michigan and University of Michigan medicine.”
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The University of Michigan will cancel their DEI programming due to President Donald Trump’s recent execution order and funding uncertainty. (Getty Image)
University of Michigan start It then formulated the DEI 2.0 strategic plan for 2023-2028 in the “First DEI Strategic Plan”.
Some of the program’s action projects include “Enhanced International Postgraduate Diversity”, “Enhanced Representation and Experience of Black Students”, “DEI in Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability Efforts”, and “Enhanced Religious, Spiritual, and Faith Diversity on Campus”.
The New York Times The University of Michigan spent about $250 million on DEI efforts last fall, a Report The institution has 163 DEI personnel found from the Heritage Foundation.
The DEI shutdown was announced because Trump’s federal funding for schools was under scrutiny.
February, Ministry of Education The Office of Civil Rights sent a letter to each state’s education department asking them to remove DEI policies or risk losing federal funds.
oneFrequently Asked Questions“The University of Michigan’s new DEI changes on the page provisions that provide services to students in the DEI office, will be transferred to other offices, which will continue to support access and opportunities. ”
Staff implementing DEI were instructed to “refocus their entire efforts on their core responsibilities.” To comment on the university’s website to ensure it complies with Trump’s executive order.
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In February, the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Department sent a letter to the education department in each state asking them to remove DEI policies or risk losing federal funds. (Getty Image)
The university also said it will focus on investing in students, including increasing financial aid, “enhanced mental health support” and “celebrating the cultural and ethnic program” and is committed to supporting academics and scholarships.
The statement from the conservative Goldwater Academy expressed caution in praise of the news.
“To truly restore the intellectual integrity of the university, its administrators must ensure that the institution also eliminates the current requirements for students in its mandatory academic program requirements, including the requirements for the “race and race and race” category offered under different labels, which must be completed, “undergraduates must complete,” said Matt Beienburg, Director of Education Policy at Goldwater College.
The University of Michigan is one of many universities in the United States, and there is a part of their DEI course this year. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
“This requirement not only clearly underlines the politicized narrative around ‘race, race and racism,’race and racial intolerance and the inequality that has occurred in the United States, but also redirects millions of dollars in student tuition and taxpayers’ funds and funding for such politicized courses.”
Fox News Numbers Contacted the University of Michigan for comments as well as the White House, but no response was received immediately.
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