The Latest Breaking News from DEI

Barbara Furlow-Smiles was a DEI manager for Facebook and Nike. She's now facing a five-year prison sentence.

Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based VC firm, made headlines last week when a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Miami ruled that the firm suspend its Strivers Grant Contest. So, I thought I’d try to figure out what happens next and how Silicon Valley is…

The Romance Writers of America, once the world’s largest and most powerful authors’ association, filed for bankruptcy on May 30, 2024.

Harvard is taking steps away from politicization. Will other schools follow?

Barbara Furlow-Smiles stole more than $4.9 million that had been earmarked for DEI initiatives from Facebook, with the help of her former interns, a hairstylist, baby-sitters, nannies and even her university tutor.

Over the past few years, Republican state lawmakers have introduced more than 150 bills in 35 states that seek to curb academic freedom on campus. Twenty-one of these bills have been signed into law.

In an update to lawmakers, university system leaders expressed worries about how the ban might affect crucial applications for federal funds.

The governor said a complaint filed will seek to determine whether such practices violate the states anti-discrimination laws

North Carolina’s public university system could soon see its existing diversity programs and jobs drastically cut if its governing board votes as expected to repeal its current diversity policy

Impact funds that invest in people of color have come under legal heat in the past year and so are moving away from using terms like DEI and ESG.

So many people don’t understand what DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) really means, and that has led to some misconceptions about its relevance.