Below please find a list of programs that have either been added, downgraded or eliminated. The Anti-DEI atmosphere is having a marked impact on the teaching and the future prospects of Black Studies programs around the country.
Added
https://www.unc.edu/posts/2025/09/08/new-majors-minors-and-more-begin-in-fall-2025/ https://afas.wustl.edu/ https://www.gsas.columbia.edu/news/columbia-university-launches-groundbreaking-phd-program-african-american-and-african-diaspora https://www.gc.cuny.edu/news/cuny-graduate-center-launches-phd-and-masters-programs-black-race-and-ethnic-studies https://aaas.msu.edu/graduate/ https://liberal-arts.wright.edu/humanities-and-cultural-studies/bachelor-of-arts-in-african-and-african-american-studies https://massasoit.edu/study-the-black-experience/ https://humsci.stanford.edu/feature/new-department-african-and-african-american-studies-marks-historic-moment-stanford
Down graded
https://www.opencampus.org/2025/04/23/university-of-toledo-axing-nine-majors-in-response-to-controversial-ohio-higher-ed-law/ https://www.thv11.com/article/news/education/uca-concerns-african-american-studies-major-removed/91-52bda72d-86a9-42f9-a3ce-74c2a71dd46c https://www.studlife.com/news/2025/09/10/washu-considers-combining-six-artsci-departments-including-afas-wgss-and-education
Eliminated
https://jbhe.com/2025/05/kennesaw-state-university-eliminates-its-black-studies-program/ https://jbhe.com/2016/07/western-illinois-university-to-eliminate-degree-program-in-african-american-studies/
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