Programs at the University of Rhode Island have been scrambling to respond to executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federally funded institutions. Which ones are actually at risk? Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are vaguely defined within President Donald Trump’s “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” executive order. The…
A federal judge in Baltimore blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order halting federally funded diversity, equity and inclusion programs, giving such programs a moment to breathe while they attempt to respond. United States District Judge Adam Abelson issued a federal injunction after a lawsuit was filed on Feb. 3 by the city of Baltimore, the…
President Donald Trump signed executive order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” on Feb. 5, targeting transgender athletes across the country and threatening to cancel funding to schools that do not comply. Shortly after, the NCAA announced it would be complying with the order and only allow “student athletes assigned female at birth” to compete…
Rev. Joseph T. Quainoo ’12 stressed the importance of diversity and inclusion on Jan. 29 in response to recent federal attempts to end programs promoting such values. Quainoo spoke at the University of Rhode Island’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Luncheon in the Multicultural Student Services Center. The event opened with a speech from…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end federally funded diversity, equity and inclusion programs on Jan. 20, potentially affecting students’ sense of belonging at the University of Rhode Island. In Section 2 of the White House’s executive order titled, “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing,” DEI programs are referred to…