DEI was destroying the University of Michigan

Published March 28, 2025 2:26pm ET



The University of Michigan is shutting down its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, which has only made the university more divided and hysterical.

University leaders have decided to “close the school’s DEI offices, shutter its DEI plans, and end diversity statements in hiring.” This is a massive change for the university that had one of the most expansive DEI programs in the country. The university had poured upwards of $250 million into DEI since 2016, and in 2023, they ramped up operations by increasing the number of DEI employees by 70%. Every department and office was forced to have a DEI action plan, and university administrators met monthly to “put on a good show” of how they were hitting DEI goals.

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