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Court blocks grants to Black women entrepreneurs in case that could restrict DEI efforts by companies and charities

In a 2-1 vote on June 3, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that the Fearless Foundation – the charitable arm of the Fearless Fund venture capital firm – must suspend its Strivers Grant Contest. The contest is limited to Black women…

The Conversation

She was a top DEI manager at Facebook. Then the feds came.

Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a former DEI manager at Facebook and Nike, was sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud.

Fortune

How a Facebook and Nike executive secretly pulled off a $5 million scam

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

Fortune

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The Fearless Fund grant for Black female business owners was ruled discriminatory by an appeals court. Here’s what may happen now.

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…

Fortune

Inside the rise and fall of one of the world’s most powerful writing groups

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

The Conversation

Harvard To Stop Requiring DEI Statements for Many Faculty Positions

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

Reason

Ex-Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets 5 years in jail over $5m fraud scheme

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.

Fortune

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State laws threaten to erode academic freedom in US higher education

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.

The Conversation

Documents detail how Texas’ DEI ban is changing university campuses

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

The Texas Tribune

Florida's DeSantis seeks investigation on Starbucks over DEI practices

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

Latin Times

Diversity jobs at North Carolina public universities may be at risk with upcoming board vote

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

The Independent UK

The case for a DEI rebrand

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.

Fortune

Do You Know What DEI Actually Is?

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

Kiplinger

Washington Post Criticizes Diversity Statements in Higher Education

An excerpt from yesterday's editorial: [J]obseekers who disagree with the ideological premises of such inquiries have an overwhelming incentive to suppress their true beliefs, or pretend to have the "right" ones, lest they be eliminated from consideration. It's a dilemma, especially given the high stakes: As the University of California…

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House Republicans Demand Answers On Government Diversity Program Spending

House Republicans question transparency and effectiveness of government diversity programs, highlighting concerns over ideological influences and wasteful ...

The Texas Tribune

Under scrutiny from legislators, Texas university leaders attest to how they’re complying with the state’s DEI ban

Tuesday’s Texas Senate hearing comes as lawmakers are expected to propose new laws next year to enforce the DEI ban and prevent antisemitism.

The Guardian - US

University of North Carolina to divert $2.3m DEI budget to safety and policing

Some members of board of trustees, which voted for divestment, cited students’ Gaza protests as reason for redesignation of funds

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The Guardian - US

Campus protest crackdowns claim to be about antisemitism – but they’re part of a rightwing plan

Accusations of antisemitism are the tip of the spear in a frightening illiberal project serving an autocratic agenda

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ DEI ban almost ended cultural graduations. Latina students at UT-Austin fought to keep theirs.

Graduating students raised funds and took the lead organizing smaller ceremonies meant to highlight their identities and cultural heritage.

International Business Times

Education And Diversity Expert Dr. Dionne Poulton Shares Her Journey To Becoming A Leading Consultant And Conflict Mediator

People still hold unconscious biases and stereotypes about groups outside of their own, and this permeates into how they act and treat others.

Al Jazeera

In Texas, pro-Palestine university protesters clash with state leaders

Texas, one of the most conservative US states, has implemented laws limiting the ability to protest against Israel.

Reason

The Hysterical Opposition to the Antisemitism Awareness Act is Unfounded

I have a piece up at National Review Online about the Antisemitism Awareness Act. As described in my article, the most important feature of the act is that it codifies administrative guidance that began in the Bush Administration holding that Jews are protecting from ethnic discrimination by Title VI of…

Reason

Chemerinsky: "Anti-Semitism is not taken as seriously as other kinds of prejudice"

"A plainly anti-Semitic poster received just a handful of complaints from Jewish staff and students"

The Texas Tribune

How have DEI policies at Texas universities impacted you? Share your experiences with us.

We want to hear the experiences of students, faculty and families affected by pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion and free speech efforts at Texas universities.

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