DEI terms removed from some Pitt, CMU sites

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Pitt and CMU departments have begun to scrub some diversity-focused language from their online presences just days after the U.S. Department of Education issued a letter arguing such initiatives discriminate against white and Asian students.

PublicSource found multiple cases where Pittsburgh’s two largest universities changed program language on websites, removing terms like “diversity” and “anti-racism,” despite the federal directive lacking the force of law.

Meanwhile, industries from construction to advanced manufacturing are promoting diversity initiatives as they struggle to grow their workforce. Trainers and recruiters maintain their approach is less about DEI and more about numbers and smart business practices.

Diversity-focused pages, language begin to disappear from Pitt, CMU websites

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