The Trump administration’s DEI rollbacks slashes stress-free zones for college students. ‘It feels like we’re going back’

The full scope of campus DEI rollbacks is still emerging as colleges respond to the Trump administration’s orders against diversity practices.

University of Michigan students walk on the UM campus next to signage displaying the University's "Core Values"

The University of Michigan stated it was closing its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Office of Healthy Equity and Inclusion, and its DEI 2.0 Strategic Plan, all in response to President Donald Trump’s executive orders concerning DEI.

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