DEI

June is Pride Month and Evansville’s River City Pride Fest was this past weekend, drawing 32 sponsors and 1,200 parade participants; but 10 sponsors declined to support due to DEI.

Purdue University cut all ties to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, activities and initiatives following executive orders from state leaders.

For researchers at IU, cuts at the National Science Foundation means not only the end of their projects but sometimes the end of their jobs.

The closure of the office has been virtually assured since a state law passed by Republicans last month banned many initiatives associated with DEI.

As Indiana universities react to anti-DEI policies from federal and state government, students and community members fear losing opportunities that level the playing field and build cultural connection in schools.

University President Geoffrey Mearns says in ending any programs the school thinks are now “unlawful,” some employees will be reassigned.

The Indiana Department of Education will comply with a federal order to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion from schools, saying it will collect signed forms from schools and districts saying they will abide by the Trump administration directive.

A House committee scaled back and refocused a controversial measure to eliminate DEI programs in state agencies and educational institutions.

Archived versions of IU’s website for the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion shows that some pages were removed in late January.

WFIU/WTIU News analyzed the 94 National Science Foundation grants worth a combined $42 million awarded to educational institutions in Indiana — and the keywords that landed them in Sen. Ted Cruz’s database.