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Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory
Read full article: Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victoryWalmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.
The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
Read full article: The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policyThe federal judge considering Boeing’s plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Department’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent monitor to oversee the aerospace company.
Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs
Read full article: Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programsA broad group of civil rights organizations are calling on the CEOs and board members of major companies to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlash
Read full article: Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlashMore than two decades ago, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to promote change by grading corporations on their workplace policies.
Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service
Read full article: Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret ServiceSeveral Republican lawmakers seized on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the Secret Service as among the reasons for security lapses during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff
Read full article: North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staffDiversity, equity and inclusion staff members' jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at risk.
Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture
Read full article: Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to AccentureIt didn’t take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major consulting firm that was the predecessor to Accenture.
Andrew McCaskill’s advice on asking the right questions and finding a team that respects you
Read full article: Andrew McCaskill’s advice on asking the right questions and finding a team that respects youThis week on “Black Men Sundays,” host Corie Murray shares part two of his interview with Andrew McCaskill, a marketing executive with a penchant for inclusion.
NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs
Read full article: NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programsThe NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida.
Do better networking and make it inclusive with marketing executive Andrew McCaskill
Read full article: Do better networking and make it inclusive with marketing executive Andrew McCaskillThis week on “Black Men Sundays,” host Corie Murray shares part one of his interview with Andrew McCaskill, a marketing executive with a penchant for inclusion.
Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusion
Read full article: Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusionDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear marched with other Kentuckians to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights rally that featured Martin Luther King Jr. in the state's capital city.
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
Read full article: Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhereDiversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.
Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government
Read full article: Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in governmentUtah has become the latest state to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.
Your Florida Daily: State leaders remove sociology as core class amid DEI crackdown at universities
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: State leaders remove sociology as core class amid DEI crackdown at universitiesThis affects Florida's 12 public universities, including the University of Central Florida, Florida State University and the University of Florida.
Florida restricts funding for DEI in state colleges, replaces ‘woke’ sociology course with US history
Read full article: Florida restricts funding for DEI in state colleges, replaces ‘woke’ sociology course with US historyThe Florida Board of Education has implemented new regulations that it says will restrict the use of public funds for DEI programs within Florida College System institutions.
GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplace
Read full article: GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplaceThirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices.
Florida DEI law for public universities puts private schools on alert
Read full article: Florida DEI law for public universities puts private schools on alertAt New College of Florida in Sarasota Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure that could change how public colleges and universities operate in the state.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill eliminating DEI programs at colleges, universities
Read full article: Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill eliminating DEI programs at colleges, universitiesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a couple bills, including one eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives in higher education.
Gov. DeSantis calls out diversity in Florida schools, ‘woke mob’ at education roundtable
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis calls out diversity in Florida schools, ‘woke mob’ at education roundtableFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a roundtable Monday morning with education officials to discuss his decisive stances on diversity in the classroom.