Facing Anti-DEI Investigations, Colleges Cut Ties With Nonprofit Targeted by Conservatives
The PhD Project aims to help diversify the business world and higher education faculty.
By Cheyanne Mumphrey and Jocelyn Gecker
AP Education Writers
DEI May Be in Retreat, but Faith Leaders Are Demonstrating the Power of Diversity
An upswell of interfaith cooperation on issues such as immigration offers valuable lessons on what effective diversity work looks like.
By Eboo Patel
Contributor
More Than 50 Universities Face Federal Investigations as Part of Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Forty-five of those inquiries are focused on colleges’ partnerships with the PhD Project, a nonprofit that helps students from underrepresented groups get degrees in business with the goal of diversifying the business world.
By Collin Binkley
Contributor
A few nonprofits are taking aggressive stances toward the Trump administration’s attempts to cancel funding, while others are using more of a discreet, wait-and-see approach.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Readers React to Article About Trump’s DEI Investigations and Foundations
Data-driven analysis draws criticism and praise.
A Chronicle columnist responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
Philanthropies Staying ‘Silent’ Has Real Consequences
Foundations’ inaction under Trump, as detailed in a recent article, will only hurt the marginalized people they serve.
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
‘Your Eager Assistance Will Not Protect You’
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
‘Putting Our Colleagues in Harm’s Way’
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
Nonprofits Feel ‘Defeated,’ Unsafe as Trump Rolls Out Policy Changes
Nearly 70 percent of nonprofit leaders say Trump’s policies have hurt their organizations’ work, and data shows much of the sector would collapse if federal funding were discontinued.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer and Fellowship Director
Trump’s DEI Order Takes Aim at the Biggest Foundations. Here Are the 346 That Could Face a Probe.
The president’s order for investigations of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs target philanthropies that hold $900 billion in assets and account for roughly 55 percent of all grant dollars awarded.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
To Fight DEI Rollbacks, Universities Should Break Free of Government Funding
For inspiration, they should consider the successful example of Hillsdale College, which cut the federal funding cord four decades ago.
By Craig Kennedy
Contributor
Silent, Defiant, Private: Big Philanthropies React to Trump’s DEI Order
Except for Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s CZI Initiative, most big grant makers have not closed their diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations