North Carolina Senate votes to eliminate DEI initiatives in public schools
The North Carolina Senate passed Senate Bill 227 on Tuesday, aiming to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives ...
Asheville changes Helene disaster recovery plan after federal criticism of ‘DEI criteria’
The Housing and Urban Development secretary said the department will not approve any plans that aren’t compliant with ...
Trump admin makes Asheville remove ‘DEI’ language to access hurricane relief aid
Trump portrayed himself as savior to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina. Now his HUD is playing politics with critical aid.
Trump admin denounces Asheville's $225 million Helene recovery plan for including DEI program
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner stated that the draft action plan for the $225 ...
Remote jobs, DEI and more: Catapult CEO sees opportunity in changing workplaces
The CEO of Catapult, an organization that works with 2,000-plus employers across North Carolina, gives her take on latest ...
NC university’s first response to DEI ban? Striking use of ‘race,’ ‘equality,’ ‘white’
High Point University initially sought to ban roughly 50 words associated with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on ...
HUD Rejects Asheville, NC, Hurricane Recovery Plan Because It Targets DEI
HUD Secretary Scott Turner says Asheville's DEI portion of the recovery plan conflicts with President Donald Trump's ...
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Republican legislators move to axe DEI from public schools, state agencies
Republicans in the House are concurrently making moves to remove DEI from state government. House Majority Leader Brenden ...
HUD secretary rejects Asheville's current draft action plan over 'DEI criteria'
HUD Secretary Scott Turner says the department will not approve the city of Asheville's draft action plan in its current form ...
Red Hat parent IBM drops DEI hiring incentive, erases diversity from new annual report
Lawsuits have challenged diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at IBM and Raleigh, NC-based Red Hat. The company seems to ...
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A federal directive is coming after inclusive campus policies. Will North Carolina university leaders fight back?
The Trump administration's "Dear Colleague" letter comes at a time when N.C. universities are already paring back their ...
HUD rejects Asheville’s Helene recovery plan because of its DEI targets
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rejected Hurricane Helene repair efforts in Asheville, N.C., because the city’s proposed recovery plan features a diversity, equity and ...