It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
A number of military pages focused on African American achievements have been lost amid the Trump administration’s effort to scrub references to diversity and inclusion. Some return. Others don’t.
The decision is the latest clash between a university and the administration as it pushes schools to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline, among other things.
In an opinion on Tuesday, a federal judge found that suspension of programs aimed at training and supporting educators would have “grave effect on the public.”
The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all students, not just those aligned with President Trump’s agenda.
The Ph.D. Project works with universities to increase the racial diversity of professors in business schools. Schools like Yale and Ohio State were named in the investigation.
About 19 positions will be cut, including those in offices focused on technology policy and diversity, equity and inclusion.
President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party.
Many of the officers had been ordered to take positions in recruiting under the previous C.I.A. director.
Justices across the ideological spectrum and lawyers on both sides agreed that an appeals court erred in requiring members of majority groups to meet a heightened burden.