The DEI Dilemma

Understand the legal landscape and support your campus

As the Trump administration and many state governments work to root out colleges’ diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, higher education faces an unprecedented challenge. Since January 2023, more than 300 campuses in more than 40 states and the District of Columbia have dismantled DEI programs and policies, Chronicle reporting shows. 

How have individual campuses and university systems weathered these changes? How might the Trump administration upend decades of hiring and employment practices? How have DEI offices operated under this increased political and legal scrutiny? How have faculty members worked to make their classrooms more inclusive?

This collection features Chronicle reporting and essays that help college leaders understand the challenges and offer strategies to navigate this quickly evolving landscape and to maintain an inclusive campus.

Section 1: The Political Context
Section 2: Staff and Hiring
Section 3: Students, in the Classroom and on Campus
Section 4: DEI Programming Under the Microscope

Date: May 2025
Pages: 82
Digital file size: 33.2 MB

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