PHOENIX – Arizona universities are unsure of the future of inclusive initiatives as both the Trump administration and state Legislature threaten funding over diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Arizona public universities have quietly removed DEI language to comply with a Jan. 20 executive order from President Donald Trump, which says government agencies must terminate all DEI “actions, initiatives, or programs” or face federal funding cuts.
The University of Arizona changed its land acknowledgement, and UA President Suresh Garimella told faculty by email last week that the university is “creating an inventory of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)-related programs.”
How did the Arizona university’s DEI language change?
Before the executive order, the UA land acknowledgement read, “We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build susta …
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