This is the first installment in a five part series that tracks current DEI changes in all fifty states.
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington, D.C. | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
Alabama
In 2024, Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 129 into law, banning DEI offices, diversity programs, and identity-based preferences, and preventing institutions from forcing students and employees to agree with certain “divisive concepts.” The law took effect on October 1, 2024.
Auburn University
Summary of changes: Offices Details: Auburn University closed its Office of Inclusion and Diversity, and relocated the office’s staff to other positions. Source: Alabama Reflector
Jacksonville State University
Summary of changes: Offices Details: Jacksonville State University eliminated its Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Source: AL.com
Tuskegee University
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities Details: Tuskegee University canceled a federally funded program that trained Black women to enter the computer-science field. Source: AL.com
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary of changes: Offices Details: The University of Alabama at Birmingham closed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and opened the Office of Access and Engagement; and discontinued a scholarship for Black medical students. Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Al.com
University of Alabama at Huntsville
Summary of changes: Offices Details: The University of Alabama at Huntsville closed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and opened an Office of Access, Connections, and Engagement. Source: University of Alabama at Huntsville
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Summary of changes: Offices; other DEI-related activities Details: The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa closed its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; opened a Division of Opportunities, Connections, and Success to focus on students who face “educational access and achievement challenges"; closed its LGBTQ+ center, called Safe Zone; required the Black Student Union to relocate from the university’s student center; canceled a federally funded program that trained Black women to enter the computer-science field; and renamed the Women and Gender Resource Center to the Camellia Center. The university’s student government also replaced the “DEI Passport Program,” which offered funding for DEI initiatives, with the “Capstone Wellness Program.” Source: University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Alabama Reflector, The Crimson White, AL.com, The Crimson White
University of South Alabama
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs Details: The University of South Alabama closed its DEI office and eliminated two staff positions related to DEI. Source: Al.com
Alaska
No legislation has been proposed.
University of Alaska system (3 campuses)
Summary of changes: Offices; websites and statements; other DEI-related activities Details: The University of Alaska system will no longer use “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion,” or other related words on its websites, print materials, electronic communications, programs, and positions. Source: Alaska Public Media, The Sun Star
Arizona
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
Arizona University system (four campuses)
Summary of changes: Diversity statements Details: The Arizona University system eliminated the use of diversity statements for hiring in August 2023, following a directive from the Arizona Board of Regents. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Maricopa County Community College District
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities Details: The Maricopa County Community College District canceled graduation ceremonies for racial affinity groups as well as other groups like LGBTQ students, veterans and disabled students; removed gender-neutral or all-gender bathrooms; prohibited pronouns from university email signatures; ended support for its Diversity Advisory Council and employee groups “centered on race, identity, or national origin"; removed webpages that directed visitors to information about Black History Month or Black Student Unions; and is reviewing webpages that mention phrases like “victimology,” “Chicana and Chicano Studies” and “Native American Student Association.” Source: KJZZ; Phoenix News Times
University of Arizona
Summary of changes: Websites and statements Details: The University of Arizona took down websites for its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Cultural Resources Centers; removed “diversity and inclusion” from its widely used land acknowledgment statement; consolidated its seven cultural centers into the Campus Community Connections unit; and closed its Immigrant Student Resource Center. Source: Arizona Daily Star, Tuscon Sentinel
Arizona State University
Summary of changes: Websites and statements; other DEI-related activities Details: Arizona State University moved multiple LGBTQ+ resources from various webpages to the the student-led Rainbow Coalition website. The university also changed the name of several identity-focused graduations. The Rainbow, Hispanic, American Indian, Black African, Asian/Asian Pacific American and International Student “convocations” will now be known as “celebrations.” Source: Cronkite News
Arkansas
In November 2024, State Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican, introduced a bill that would ban affirmative action by state and local agencies, including public colleges. The bill mirrors SB 71, which Sullivan introduced in 2023 but failed to pass. It was signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on February 18, 2025, and is slated to take effect on July 11, 2025.
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In February 2025, State Sen. Jonathan Dismang and State Rep. Matthew J. Shepherd, both Republicans, introduced a bill that would ban diversity statements in hiring and prohibit accreditors from requiring diversity statements, collecting information related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, or basing an accreditation decision on reviews of diversity, equity, and inclusion, among many other provisions. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the bill into law on March 18, 2025.
Hendrix College
Summary of changes: Offices; jobs Details: Hendrix College changed the name of its Office of Diversity and Inclusion to Multicultural Student Services and did not fill the role of vice president for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer when that administrator retired in 2023, instead hiring a part-time senior DEI strategist and adviser. Source: KASU, Hendrix College
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities Details: The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville eliminated its division of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and reallocated all resources and staff to other campus departments. Source: Inside Higher Ed
California
No legislation has been proposed.
Biola University
Summary of changes: Offices Details: Biola University eliminated its Diversity and Inclusion division, citing budget cuts. Source: The Chimes
California Institute of Technology
Summary of changes: Jobs Details: The California Institute of Technology changed the title of its assistant vice president for diversity, equity, inclusion, and assessment to associate vice president for campus climate, engagement, and success. Source: Washington Free Beacon
California Polytechnic State University
Summary of changes: Offices Details: California Polytechnic State University moved its Office of University Diversity and Inclusion, which had been a standalone division, under the University Personnel division. Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune
California State University at Long Beach
Summary of changes: Offices Details: California State University at Long Beach renamed its Office of Multicultural Affairs to the Office of Belonging and Inclusion. Source: California State University at Long Beach
Chapman University
Summary of changes: Offices Details: Chapman University closed its diversity, equity, and inclusion office and opened a new unit called First-Generation and Promising Futures Programs. Source: The Panther
Loyola Marymount University
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities Details: Loyola Marymount University canceled two sessions on air quality and environmental justice from its annual justice symposium, citing President Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders. Source: National Catholic Reporter
Stanford University
Summary of changes: Websites and statements Details: Stanford University took down several DEI surveys, dashboards, webpages, and links, including the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in a Learning Environment (IDEAL) and DiversityWorks websites. Source: Stanford Daily
University of California system
Summary of changes: Statements Details: The University of California system will stop requiring the use of diversity statements in hiring. Source: The New York Times
University of California at Los Angeles
Summary of changes: Offices Details: The University of California at Los Angeles replaced its Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with an Office of Inclusive Excellence; and directed staff to remove “exclusive words” from events affliated with the university’s Diversity Admit Weekend Program. Source: Daily Bruin, Daily Bruin
University of La Verne
Summary of changes: Offices Details: The University of La Verne renamed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to the Office of Inclusive Excellence and Mission Integration. Source: University of La Verne
University of Southern California
Summary of changes: Offices; websites and statements Details: The University of Southern California folded its Office of Inclusion and Diversity into the Office of Culture, Ethics, and Compliance; deleted references to diversity, equity, and inclusion from some of its websites; renamed several programs and job titles, replacing DEI with “community and culture” language; and removed information about a scholarship for Black and Indigenous students. Source: Los Angeles Times, Annenberg Media
Colorado
No legislation has been proposed.
Air Force Academy
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities Details: The Air Force Academy removed a diversity & inclusion minor from its website. Source: Air Force Academy, Wayback Machine
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities Details: The University of Colorado School of Medicine revised a scholarship for historically underrepresented students to be open to all applicants, and opened a summer research program for multicultural students to students of all races. Source: Colorado Public Radio
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Summary of changes: Offices Details: The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs renamed its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as the Division of Inclusive Culture and Belonging. Source: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Colorado system (four campuses)
Summary of changes: Offices; other DEI-related activities Details: The University of Colorado system deleted its DEI webpage, and renamed the systemwide diversity office to the “Office of Collaboration.” Source: Colorado Public Radio
Connecticut
Legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
United States Coast Guard Academy
Summary of changes: Offices Details: The United States Coast Guard Academy disbanded its Office of Culture and Climate. Source: CT Mirror
University of Bridgeport
Summary of changes: Offices; websites and statements Details: The University of Bridgeport suspended its Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and took down webpages for its Office of Multicultural Affairs and DEI Council. Source: LinkedIn (verified by The Chronicle)
Yale University
Summary of changes: DEI-related activities Details: Yale University required the Women’s Center to institute a policy of “broad neutrality” in their operations and initiatives to ensure “all students feel welcomed.” Source: Yale Daily News
Delaware
No legislation has been proposed.
University of Delaware
Summary of changes: Websites and statements Details: The University of Delaware redirected its Anti-Racism Initiative website to a new Campus Culture and Engagement website and deleted references to the word “racism.” Source: The University of Delaware
Florida
In 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed Senate Bill 266 and House Bill 931 into law, banning DEI offices, the use of diversity statements, and identity-based preferences in hiring at public colleges. The laws went into effect on July 1, 2023. Other legislation has been proposed. Here’s the latest.
College of Central Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; other DEI-related activities Details: The College of Central Florida eliminated its diversity and inclusion committee and changed the title of the director of diversity and inclusion/Title IX coordinator/equity officer to the director of compliance and planning/Title IX coordinator. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Florida Atlantic University
Summary of changes: Offices Details: Florida Atlantic University eliminated its Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education, and Advocacy, and renamed a “Diversity Way” path to “Opportunity Way.” Source: WLRN, University Press
Florida International University
Summary of changes: Offices Details: Florida International University eliminated its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; eliminated the Office to Advance Women, Equity, and Diversity; and eliminated the Social Justice and Inclusion Office. Source: Florida’s Voice
Florida State University
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities Details: Florida State University eliminated its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Office; changed three roles in its human-resources department; eliminated a DEI mini-grant program; eliminated funding for memberships to “DEI organizations” and subscriptions to “DEI publications"; and removed DEI-related keywords from its websites, such as “antiracist,” “diversity,” and “inequities.” Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education, Tallahassee Democrat
New College of Florida
Summary of changes: Other DEI-related activities Details: New College of Florida has shut down its gender-studies program, following a directive from its Board of Trustees. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Pasco-Hernando State College
Summary of changes: Offices Details: Pasco-Hernando State College eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion department and its Office of Access and Engagement. Source: WUSF
Seminole State College
Summary of changes: Jobs Details: Seminole State College changed the title of the associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion to the associate vice president for organizational culture and strategy/Title IX coordinator. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
University of Central Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices Details: The University of Central Florida renamed its diversity, equity, and inclusion office as the department of access and community engagement; eliminated the post of vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion; and cut vacant positions related to diversity training. Source: Central Florida Public Media
University of Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices; other DEI-related activities Details: The University of Florida closed its Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement; eliminated its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer; terminated 13 full-time employees with DEI-related roles; eliminated all DEI-related roles; and reallocated $5 million in DEI-related funds. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education; The Independent Florida Alligator
University of Miami
Summary of changes: Websites and statements Details: The University of Miami removed all websites related to DEI programs or resources. University officials said the decision to remove the websites come as “reorientation” for campus DEI initiatives in response to President Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders. Source: WLRN
University of North Florida
Summary of changes: Jobs; offices Details: The University of North Florida eliminated its Office of Diversity and Inclusion; eliminated all centers under the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, including the Intercultural, Interfaith, LGBTQ, and Women’s Centers; and reassigned any DEI-related jobs.
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