Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

In a Friday morning message to students, faculty and staff, University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk said the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs are being rolled into student affairs.

UTA's Office of Talent, Culture and Inclusion is now the Office of Talent, Culture and Engagement. Asked what Senate Bill 17 could mean for jobs, a spokesperson for the university said they're "still working through the details on implementation."

A survey of more than 4,200 professors in conservative Southern states — Texas, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina — found about two-thirds would not recommend their state to colleagues looking for work.

Leaders of some Texas colleges and universities met in Dallas Thursday to discuss the impact of a new law targeting DEI programs.

University faculty senators asked for accountability in a livestreamed virtual meeting with interim president Mark A. Welsh III in the wake of two recent staffing controversies, including the failed hiring of a Black journalism professor.

University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk announced Tuesday that the school is dissolving its Division of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access.

Mark A. Welsh III will serve as Texas A&M University's interim president. He replaces M. Katherine Banks, who resigned as president July 21 after news reports about failed contract negotiations with a Black University of Texas professor.

A law banning DEI programs in Texas higher education takes effect in January. Critics say it'll hurt students, businesses and the state.

Housing policy decisions in Dallas will drive racial equity over the next decade. At least, that’s the goal of a new policy approved by the city council on Wednesday.

The system is the latest to make changes after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop considering diversity in their hiring practices.