'All kinds of dumb outcomes': Trump slammed for firing workers over training he ordered
1 month, 1 week ago

'All kinds of dumb outcomes': Trump slammed for firing workers over training he ordered

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump required Department of Education employees to attend "diversity training" during his first term. A new piece in Monday's Washington Post reports that Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was fully onboard with the training in 2017 when she wrote, "In building strong teams, embracing diversity and inclusion are key elements for success.” "Now, in the opening days of Trump’s second term, dozens of employees who attended that diversity program — many during Trump’s first term — have been placed on leave because of it, according to union officials, affected employees and a person with knowledge of how the decisions were made," wrote WaPo reporters Laura Meckler and Hannah Natanson. '” Michael Petrilli, with conservative think tank Thomas B. Fordham Institute, called Trump's move, "Kafkaesque" and "Orwellian.” “It is ridiculous to threaten professionals’ livelihoods because they attended a training. Trump's war on DEI is expected to receive extensive legal pushback, especially after a memo from the Justice Department "indicated that the department would be involved in enforcing" Trump's executive order declaring DEI "illegal."

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Trump’s employment bias fighter has DEI in her crosshairs
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s employment bias fighter has DEI in her crosshairs

Live Mint  

President Trump’s pick to protect workers from discrimination says she wants to take on the bias she sees in diversity, equity and inclusion programs. “It would be unwise for employers to assume, if they engaged in discrimination in a past administration, that they’re off the hook based on timing," Lucas said. Antidiscrimination work in the human resources department should shift …

Can Trump actually ban DEI? The confusion is the point
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Can Trump actually ban DEI? The confusion is the point

Salon  

In the elite boardrooms of corporate America, executives have either slashed or completely abandoned workplace policies promoting diversity and inclusion in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order calling the programs “illegal discrimination.” The swiftness of the reversals brings to mind the image of the executive order as a gunshot, booming through a meadow, and American executives as a …

I’ve written a book on the science of racism – this is what facts say about Trump’s war on DEI in the workplace
1 month ago

I’ve written a book on the science of racism – this is what facts say about Trump’s war on DEI in the workplace

The Independent  

On 21 January 2025, Donald Trump issued an executive order restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion training in federal agencies. open image in gallery Linda Fagan, the now-sacked leader of the US Coast Guard, at an event in 2022 Trump’s orders are very much grounded in the question of whether DEI efforts are unfair to men and White people, showing favouritism …

What does DEI mean, and why does Donald Trump want to ban diversity programs?
1 month, 1 week ago

What does DEI mean, and why does Donald Trump want to ban diversity programs?

ABC  

In his second term as president, Donald Trump has taken aim at workplace DEI initiatives. You may have heard some people use DEI interchangeably with terms such as "affirmative action" and "diversity hires", but they're not quite the same. "There are people on the right who attack DEI programs, equating them with something like a racial quota, when they are …

Donald Trump's war on DEI is not about "merit"
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's war on DEI is not about "merit"

Salon  

Donald Trump lies about everything, but the lies strewn throughout his executive order shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, policies in the federal government are especially taxing on one's credulity. The new executive order insists that recruiting diverse applicants is "diminishing the importance of individual merit, aptitude, hard work, and determination." For all the talk about opposition to …

What do Trump’s executive orders on workplace diversity programmes say?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What do Trump’s executive orders on workplace diversity programmes say?

Al Jazeera  

The US president has revoked a 1965 executive order, put federal DEI workers on leave and taken down diversity websites. Scrapping federal DEI programmes In one executive order, titled Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing, Trump declared that the Joe Biden administration had “forced illegal and immoral discrimination programs”. “The order also strongly implies that private employers’ …

Trump puts all federal DEI workers on leave for now. What we know about his plans to fire them
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump puts all federal DEI workers on leave for now. What we know about his plans to fire them

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In the latest of his “culture war” attacks, …

Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave from January 22
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2 months ago

Trump administration directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave from January 22

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo follows an executive order Mr. Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s …

Trump obliterates DEI with new demand to place every federal diversity program employee on paid leave by 5 pm Wednesday
2 months ago

Trump obliterates DEI with new demand to place every federal diversity program employee on paid leave by 5 pm Wednesday

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump quickly made good on his pledge to sever diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government as he is set to fire all DEI hires by tomorrow. Trump's executive order, titled 'Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions', directly reverses a DEI executive order enacted by …

Trump administration directs federal diversity, equity, and inclusion staff to be put on leave, plans layoffs
2 months ago

Trump administration directs federal diversity, equity, and inclusion staff to be put on leave, plans layoffs

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump 's administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo Tuesday from the Office of Personnel Management. The memo follows an executive order Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal …

Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
2 months ago

Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave

LA Times  

President Trump signed a series of executive orders on his first day, one of which ordered a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs. The moves Tuesday follow an executive order Trump signed on his first day ordering a sweeping dismantling of the federal government’s diversity and inclusion programs that could touch on matters including anti-bias training …

Trump administration orders DEI employees to be put on leave
2 months ago

Trump administration orders DEI employees to be put on leave

Al Jazeera  

The US president is pursuing an aggressive push against diversity, equity and inclusion programmes. United States President Donald Trump’s administration has directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off, as the Republican leader takes aim at initiatives meant to address systemic racism. The moves follow an executive order Trump …

In Trump’s firing line, the diversity of American federal government
2 months ago

In Trump’s firing line, the diversity of American federal government

Hindustan Times  

Washington: President Donald Trump, on Day 1, issued a wide ranging set of executive orders that will end any effort to make the American federal government diverse on the grounds that it compromises merit and efficiency. The “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” order termed diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as “forced illegal and immoral” programmes. It …

President Trump signs executive orders revoking federal DEI guidelines
2 months ago

President Trump signs executive orders revoking federal DEI guidelines

NPR  

President Trump signs executive orders revoking federal DEI guidelines President Trump has revoked federal DEI programs by executive order. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: On his first day in office, President Trump revoked several executive orders related to racial equality, environmental justice and discrimination against LGBTQ people. So President Trump has said he's getting rid of diversity programs in order to forge …

Trump gears up for assault on wokeness with education overhaul
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump gears up for assault on wokeness with education overhaul

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to remake education in the U.S., pledging to exert more control over funding and classroom lessons, to curb what he views as left-leaning tendencies at universities and even to dismantle the Department of Education. “I don’t think you’ll see enormous cuts because that’s super unpopular," said Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, …

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