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Duke Was Paring Back Diversity Programs. Trump Targeted It Anyway.

By: Vimal Patel β€”
Duke University kept a low profile. But it is the alma mater of Stephen Miller, a top Trump official who often criticized the school while he was a student.

Duke University is known as a relatively conservative place, compared with some other schools. It has still been a focus of Trump officials who say it has allowed diversity policies they say break the law.

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Trump Asked Universities to Sign a Compact. Some See a Trap.

Trump officials want universities to sign on to conservative priorities to get special treatment. Some in higher education say agreeing would end academic freedom.

A leader at the University of Texas said the institution would be eager to work with the Trump administration. Other universities have been more circumspect.

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Trump Says He Fired Kim Sajet, National Portrait Gallery Director

By: Zachary Small β€”
Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian museum for more than 12 years, has tried to bring in more contemporary artists.

Kim Sajet at the National Portrait Gallery in 2022. It is unclear if President Trump has legal grounds to fire her.

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How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It

By: Jeremy W. Peters β€”
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.

In some cases, the Trump administration has said existing federal law already gives the president all the power he needs to act.

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Inside the Controversy Surrounding Disney’s β€˜Snow White’ Remake

By: Brooks Barnes β€”
The dwarfs. The casting. The politics of the lead actress. And that wig! Is Disney’s live-action remake of the classic film doomed by culture war skirmishes?
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The Young Black Conservative Who Grew Up With, and Rejects, D.E.I.

By: Jeremy W. Peters β€”
Coleman Hughes wants a colorblind society. In his new book, he recounts how schools emphasized his racial identity β€” and other students’ white privilege.

Coleman Hughes in Queens, N.Y., on Tuesday. Mr. Hughes has emerged as something of a rarity in the tense national conversation over how race should factor into public policy.

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Facing Backlash, Some Corporate Leaders Go β€˜Under the Radar’ With D.E.I.

By: Emma Goldberg β€”
New hurdles and opposition to diversity programs have pushed some business leaders to approach their D.E.I. initiatives β€œin a less in your face way,” while others are doubling down.

Supporters of affirmative action protest outside the Supreme Court building last year on the day the court struck down race-conscious college admissions.

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β€˜Antiracism’ Was Never the Right Answer

By: Pamela Paul β€”
Ibram X. Kendi became a national arbiter on race, even though his reductionist approach was at odds with principles ofΒ free inquiry and expression.

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