Billionaires are changing how they give money to causes. Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have stopped funding FWD, a group that pushes for immigration and criminal justice reform. They supported this group for ten years. Now, they want to focus on AI and science instead. Zuckerberg's mo
College approval, or accreditation, is a big deal. It’s like a stamp of approval that says a college meets certain standards. Without it, students can’t get federal aid like grants or loans. Recently, things have changed. Six Southern states decided to create their own approval group. This move has
A former top executive at Paramount has taken the company to court. He says he was fired because of his age and race. Joseph Jerome, 58, worked at Paramount for many years. He believes the company's diversity policies led to his dismissal in 2024. Jerome claims he and two other white lawyers were l
Federal cash for schools is now tied to strict rules about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The administration has sent a clear message: follow the law or risk losing funds. Schools and states have just 10 days to confirm they are complying with federal civil rights laws. T
The Walt Disney Company and its ABC network are under the spotlight. A commissioner from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has started an inquiry. The focus is on Disney's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. This move is part of a broader trend of media scrutiny under the curr
The Texas Senate Bill 17, signed into law in 2023, led to the closure of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) offices at public universities in Texas. This move has sparked a significant shift in how these institutions operate and think about their core mission. The bill has forced universities t
The Dayton sisters, Anne and Lucy, recently expressed their surprise and concern over Target's decision to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This change came after President Donald Trump's election. The sisters, daughters of Bruce Dayton, who helped expand Target, wrote letter
OpenAI has quietly removed a webpage that highlighted its dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This page, once found at "https://openai. com/commitment-to-dei/", no longer exists. It has been replaced by a new page titled "https://openai. com/building-dynamic-teams/". The new page f
Imagine this: 18, 000 workers at Costco across the USA. Many of them were very ready to start a strike. They had voted and it was clear that most of them wanted to do it. The reason? They were fed up with wages and benefits that weren't matching up to what Costco was earning. A whopping $7. 4bn pro
President Donald J. Trump recently issued a Presidential Memorandum that puts an end to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) hiring practices under the Biden Administration, which favored diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) over safety and efficiency. The memorandum directs the Secretary o
