Trump administration gives schools deadline to cut DEI or lose federal funds

<p>Education department gives ultimatum to stop using ‘racial preferences’ as factors in admissions or risk losing money</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> is giving the US’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/24/diversity-backlash-what-is-dei-and-why-is-trump-opposed-to-it">diversity initiatives</a> or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “wokeness”.</p><p>In a memo on Friday, the education department gave an ultimatum to stop using “racial preferences” as a factor in admissions, financial aid, hiring or other areas. Schools are being given 14 days to end any practice that treats students or workers differently because of their race.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/trump-administration-schools-dei-programs-deadline">Continue reading...</a>