Here's a short excerpt from the Nov. 2023 Report and Recommendations by Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker (E.D. Cal.) in Johnson v. Watkin; the plaintiff is a history professor at Bakersfield ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, issued guidance to help ...

After nearly two years leading the federal government’s approach to diversity, equity and inclusion issues, the first governmentwide chief diversity officer, Janice Underwood, will depart for the ...

Google may be the latest big tech corporation to scale back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs – but Arm, HPE, and Apple are going against the current direction of travel in their hiring and ...

President Donald Trump, on the day of his inauguration, signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to terminate all discriminatory programs, including “diversity, equity, inclusion and ...

It is not always clear that disability is included in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) initiatives and though schools and many organizations have made efforts to create fair, open, ...

In January 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed several Executive Orders immediately after being sworn into office. Executive Order 14151 “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Program and ...

How does the Trump administration's focus on DEI programs affect requirements around accessibility? Here's what experts say.

Since taking office about three weeks ago, Donald Trump has issued a blizzard of 200+ executive orders. Among them are two key anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) directives that threaten to ...

BROCKTON — For the past three years on Election Day, while Brockton Public Schools students stayed home, staff and faculty participated in the Achieving Change Together conference, an internal ...

As the U.S. becomes increasingly polarized, diversity, equity and inclusion — also known as DEI — efforts have been promoted as a way to bridge social divides and promote a sense of belonging for ...