Overview

• University of Kentucky and University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced closures of their DEI offices this week.
• Kentucky will replace its DEI office with a new Office for Community Relations, reallocating staff without job losses.
• Nebraska will integrate DEI responsibilities into several executive offices, maintaining support for diversity without a centralized office.
• The closures follow similar actions by universities in Texas, Florida, and Alabama.
• Legislative scrutiny and recent Supreme Court rulings have intensified debates over DEI practices in higher education.