New Policies Change How US Science and Diversity Programs Work
How do the new 2025 US science policy changes affect diversity programs? Learn why NASA and universities are closing DEI offices and what happens next.
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https://newsletter.tf/how-new-us-science-policies-remove-dei-programs-2025/
NASA removed equity from its core values in early 2025. This is a big change from the last few years when diversity was a main goal for the agency.
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https://newsletter.tf/how-new-us-science-policies-remove-dei-programs-2025/
The Texas House approved a bill that would ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies and programs in public K-12 schools.
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Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials say they prioritize identity over merit.
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@Climatehistories Oh, of course! Every brilliant thinker out there knows that science and nature are just bubbling over with homogeneity. So really, there's no point in even trying to demonstrate diversity because it clearly doesn't stand a chance of ever showing up—so let's just ban it, shall we?
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The Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce was forced to find a new venue for a business event it hosted this week -- because of an executive order by President Donald Trump banning DEI initiatives in the federal government.
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The Houston branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas had been scheduled to host Thursday's Thrive Small Business Summit & Matchmaker event. But the bank informed the chamber of commerce in an email late Monday night that it could no longer serve as host, citing Trump's executive order.
Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III’s job over claims the university broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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In the most comprehensive picture yet of how Texas’ DEI ban has changed campuses across the state, recent communications with lawmakers reveal the range of steps university leaders have taken to comply with the law and keep billions in state funding.
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University system leaders described their efforts in written responses to Sen. Brandon Creighton, the author of the DEI ban, after the Conroe Republican warned them they could lose their funding or face legal consequences if they weren’t following the law, which went into effect in January.
UT Austin has eliminated multiple staff positions previously focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in the latest effort to comply with Texas' anti-DEI law.
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Senate Bill 17, which bans Texas public universities from having DEI programs and trainings, went into effect Jan. 1. Since then, UT Austin has renamed, reorganized or eliminated several university organizations. Now it's cutting jobs.
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