DEI

Israel, the DEI exception to 'everyone': How the music industry lost its moral compass - opinion

If DEI ever mattered as much as I believed it did in the music industry and rave culture, 7 October 2023 would become a rude awakening.

Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 2, 2026

Hegseth blocked female, minority Navy officers from promotion to admiral - report

Rain falls on the National Endowment for the Humanities building (NEH) on April 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

DOGE’s cuts to Jewish humanities grants were unconstitutional, judge rules

Homepage of Stanford University website on the display of PC.

Trump administration probes Stanford University over 'discriminatory' diversity practices


DeSantis signs bill banning DEI programs in Florida local governments

Civil ​rights advocates say DEI practices help address historic ⁠inequities for marginalized groups like women, the LGBT community, ​and racial and ethnic minorities.

Florida governor Ron Desantis attends a Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Apr 6, 2026; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed humanities grants ‘DEI’ before canceling them

The methodology contributed to the cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to study violence against women during the Holocaust, postwar Soviet Jewish literature, and more.

RAIN FALLS on the National Endowment for the Humanities building (NEH) on April 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Jewish leaders escalate concerns about unclear political conditions on federal security grants

The federal government has not provided a definitive explanation of the conditions that will apply to funding for security for houses of worship.

A security camera hangs across the street from the Park East Synagogue, in New York City. Jewish institutions are tightening security amid rising threats.

Is dining-hall matzah ‘DEI’? The answer isn’t clear to UVA’s pushed-out ex-president

Jim Ryan's question is a reflection of broader struggles on American college campuses to satisfy conservative demands on both antisemitism and DEI.

JTA illustration of matzah

US military base cancels event celebrating Jewish woman cyclist, cites DEI claims

The incident is the latest example of a broad crackdown on diversity initiatives that have pushed out Jewish representation.

The cover of "Pedal Pusher" by Mary Boone; the author at a book fair.