In the Headlines
ASPA and the Frederickson Center curate recent news stories and other headlines related to SEDI topics as they relate to this center's work. View those links below. This list is not exhaustive; contact us if you have a news story or resource that you would like us to consider.
Rebuilding After DOE Drops Appeal on Jan. 21, 2026January 2026, Alliance for Higher Education
Expanding the Web of Control: America's Censored Campuses 2025January 2026, Pen America
Texas removes women and minorities from Historically Underutilized Business program for state contractsDecember 2025, Texas Tribune
Declining Faith in Equal JusticeDecember 2025, Barrett and Greene
When it Comes to Promoting Health Equity: Language Matters!November 2025, Policies for Action
Devaluing Black and Hispanic Latina Housing in CitiesOctober 2025, Barrett and Greene
Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. HealthMay 2025, New York Times
Integration of gender equality into public administration processesFebruary 2025, UNDP
Educators Challenge Trump's Anti-DEI MandateFebruary 2025, Insight into Academia
Trump administration to lay off all federal employees in DEI officesJanuary 2025, Governing
State of West Virginia Executive Order RE: DEIJanuary 2025, State of West Virginia
Medical Schools Report Steep Drop in Enrollment of Black and Hispanic Students After Supreme Court RulingJanuary 2025, StatNews
The Need for Data About Gender EquityJanuary 2025, Barrett & Greene, Inc.
Who Can Achieve the American Dream? Race Matters Less Than It Used To.July 2024, New York Times
New office to promote equity and inclusion within Connecticut state government to be establishedJuly 2024, Fox 61 in Hartford
Colleges Revise Race-Conscious ScholarshipsJuly 2024, Insight Into Diversity
Older women are being significantly shortchanged by medical researchJune 2024, The Washington Post
Little Progress Has Been Made in Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps in U.S. Health Care; Federal Government Should Act to Fix Structural InequitiesJune 2024, National Academies
What HR professionals can learn from the relationship between comms and diversity execsJune 2024, TLNT: The Business of HR
Colorado to study systematic racism under new law — if commission can raise enough moneyJune 2024, Denver Post
Research Finds Significant Racial Disparities in Medicaid Re-enrollmentJune 2024, New York Times
70 years later, 1 in 3 Black people say integration didn't help Black studentsMay 2024, The Washington Post
Rethinking the glass ceilingMay 2024, BingUNews
Black Minnesotans have made income gains, but wide disparities persistMay 2024, Star Tribune
Report: State by state, how segregation legally continues 7 decades post BrownMay 2024, Route Fifty
'Invisible' no more: States move to hire people with disabilitiesMay 2024, Route Fifty
Celebrating the Centennial of American Indian CitizenshipApril 2024, Governing
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