六个州通过了限制大专院校教育倡议的法律,对公平方案和边缘化社区产生影响。 Six states passed laws restricting DEI in colleges, impacting equity programs and marginalized communities.

2024年8月至2025年7月期间,印度、爱荷华、密苏里、俄克拉何马、田纳西和得克萨斯六个州制定或颁布了限制高等教育多样性、公平和包容性的法律,美国大学理事会的一项新的报告跟踪了这些国家反教育歧视法的情况。 A new USC report tracks anti-DEI legislation in six states—Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas—where laws restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education have been introduced or enacted between August 2024 and July 2025. 这些措施禁止DEI办公室,取消培训,限制基于种族和性别的偏好,禁止关键的种族理论课程。 These measures ban DEI offices, eliminate training, restrict race- and gender-based preferences, and prohibit critical race theory courses. 虽然除密苏里以外,所有密苏里州都通过了此类法律,但密苏里州提出的法案最多,没有颁布任何法案。 While all except Missouri passed such laws, Missouri introduced the most bills without enacting any. 一些私立大学,如Vanderbilt, 也自愿做了类似的改变。 Some private universities, like Vanderbilt, have voluntarily made similar changes. 报告警告说,这些倒退会破坏支助系统,减少获得以公平为重点的援助的机会,造成失业,从而伤害边缘化的学生和工作人员。 The report warns these rollbacks harm marginalized students and staff by dismantling support systems, reducing access to equity-focused aid, and causing job losses. 专家们强调,虽然DEI的能见度在下降,但其目标仍然至关重要,敦促各大学在政治和法律压力日益增大的情况下调整和倡导包容。 Experts stress that while DEI visibility is declining, its goals remain essential, urging universities to adapt and advocate for inclusion amid growing political and legal pressures.