DEI
This section includes proposals, legislation, and administrative policy eliminating DEI intitiatives; attacks on affirmative action; impacts on student and faculty organizations centered on aspects of identity; and efforts to resist the dismantling of DEI.
Resources
“University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Must Not Betray Its Mission Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”
Petition
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Webpage
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Jun 26, 2026
Faculty, staff, students, and alumni created petition Google form encouraging UIC administration to reject Fall 2025 directives from University of Illinois leadership that rolls back established Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) policies.
“Dear Colleague” Letter
Letters/Memos
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Document
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Feb 14, 2025
On February 14, 2025 the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, Craig Trainor, published a Dear Colleague Letter.
Executive Disorder: Mapping the War on Equal Opportunity; AAPF Talking Points
Guide
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Document
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Feb 1, 2025