Inclusion Maine conference draws employers who want to attract a more diverse workforce at a time when even holding the event runs counter to the Trump administration’s anti-DEI efforts.
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As Trump attacks DEI, Lewiston students find value in high school’s culture clubs
Lewiston High School’s Black Student Union and Muslim Student Association are places students say they can feel accepted and recognized, and enlighten other students.
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Posted inNews, Politics, Schools & Education
As Trump extends deadline to end DEI in schools, Maine tells districts not to respond
States now have until April 24 to respond to a memo instructing them to remove all diversity, equity and inclusion programming in schools.
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New memo gives Maine schools 10 days to remove DEI programming or lose federal money
The letter from the US Department of Education was sent to every state’s K-12 education leaders asking them to sign a letter confirming compliance with a federal interpretation of Title VI and the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston changes job title, description of DEI specialist
The change comes amid the Trump administration’s hostility toward diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Posted inMaine, Politics
A Maine resident is leading a complaint against the Trump administration over DEI firings
Mahri Stáinnak says they were fired for work on ‘diversity, equity and inclusion,’ even though their job had nothing to do with DEI.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
Maine schools told to remove DEI or lose federal funding
A letter from the U.S. Department of Education instructs states to remove race-based diversity, equity and inclusion programs from schools within 14 days or lose federal funding.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
‘DEI hires’ don’t lower the bar. We raise it.
The opposite of diversity isn’t meritocracy, but homogeneity. And in organizations where everyone looks the same, standards tend to be lower.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Conservative opponents of DEI may not be as colorblind as they claim
New research suggests anti-Black racism plays a key role in conservative anti-DEI sentiment.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
In the face of DEI backlash, belonging plays a key role to future success
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts have become increasingly visible in U.S. workplaces, especially over the past five years. However, DEI has recently come under attack, with companies scaling back their DEI plans. As a professor of organizational psychology, I believe businesses should refine rather than abandon these efforts. Introducing a powerful concept, “belonging,” could hold the key. Although people mistakenly use […]