UNC System suspends required DEI courses

UNC Asheville suspends DEI course requirements following Trump order, UNC System memo
UNCA has immediately suspended existing graduation requirements mandating students complete courses related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Universities will still be allowed to offer the diversity-related courses, but students cannot be required to take them.
UNC system removes DEI course requirements following Trump orders
Public colleges in North Carolina must remove all course credit requirements linked to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) following President Trump’s executive order signed last month. Andrew Tripp,
Citing Trump Order, UNC System Ends DEI Course Requirements
The UNC system includes 16 institutions with and without the UNC moniker, plus a specialized high school. The memo said the order was effective immediately, despite coming well into the spring semester. It also didn’t define what DEI means, and it’s unclear how the universities will carry it out.
University of North Carolina system drops DEI course requirement after Trump order
UNC General Counsel Andrew Tripp in the announcement to all system chancellors acknowledged a recent executive order by President Donald Trump.
UNC System suspends required DEI courses following Trump orders
It places new restrictions on federal contracts, requiring institutions to certify that they do not operate DEI programs that it deems in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws. Schools that fail to comply risk losing federal funding and potential enforcement actions.
UNC System cuts diversity-course graduation requirement
The move is a response to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that seeks to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion instruction from public schools.
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