The University of Southern California (USC) has announced it will be scrapping its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) office and reviewing online content that contains DEI language. The university released a statement announcing the move and referencing compliance with executive orders and agency guidance.
The executive order referenced is likely that signed recently by President Donald J. Trump. Soon after coming into office in January, Trump abolished DEI within the United States government and made organizations implementing DEI ineligible for federal contracts and funding.
Earlier this month, the University of Florida laid off all of its DEI staff after announcing that it would dissolve all DEI initiatives, close its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, and eliminate associated DEI positions. The university also noted that it was reallocating around $50 million that had been earmarked for DEI programs.
DEI programs in the private sector are also increasingly being scrapped in major corporations. However, there have been several notable exceptions, such as tech giant Apple, whose shareholders voted to keep the company’s DEI program last month.
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