Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs within federal agencies and institutions. Incidents involve executive orders dismantling DEI offices, terminating DEI employees, and rolling back anti-discrimination protections under the pretense of opposing DEI.
Executive Order 14151 directed elimination of all federal DEI programs. DOGE implemented a three-phase purge, firing thousands of workers — including many who had no current DEI role — using AI tools …
Executive Order 14151, signed January 20, 2025, directed agencies to terminate all DEI offices, positions, equity action plans, DEI-related …
OPM gave agencies until noon on January 23 — just three days — to report all DEIA offices, employees, and contractors, and to develop …
Billions in funding frozen or canceled to coerce universities into political compliance, with demands for protest suppression, admissions reform, and 'academic receivership' of specific departments. …
On March 7, 2025, the administration canceled $400 million in Columbia grants and contracts, then terminated $250+ million in NIH grants …
On April 14, 2025, the administration froze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard after the university refused demands to adopt …