Since before President Trump took office, legal experts have suggested that the administration could use the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to advance the president’s goal of eliminating DEI policies at educational institutions. In February 2025, OCR issued a “Dear Colleague” letter (DCL) addressing race discrimination, DEI, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. DCLs are meant to inform educational institutions about OCR’s interpretation of federal civil rights law and how it will investigate violations. The February 2025 DCL stands as the Trump Education Department’s first direct challenge to DEI programming in higher education.
Exploring Passion at Work and Burnout in Higher Education
I fell down a rabbit hole recently. Despite trying to convince myself that I had collected enough literature to be able to start writing my new book on women’s leadership
Rebecca Pope-Ruark
May 5, 2025
