Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes. Many believe they鈥檙e on solid legal ground, and they know it would be all but unprecedented鈥攁nd extremely time-consuming鈥攆or the government to cut off funding.
State officials in Washington and California urged schools not to make changes, saying it doesn鈥檛 change federal law and doesn鈥檛 require any action. New York City schools have taken the same approach and said district policies and curriculum have not changed.
Leaders of some colleges shrugged the memo off entirely. Antioch University 鈥檚 chief said 鈥渕ost of higher education鈥 won鈥檛 comply with the memo unless federal law is changed. Western Michigan University鈥檚 president told his campus to 鈥減lease proceed as usual.鈥
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