Lots of schools have tried this. Do they think no one has noticed? Professor Jacobson is quoted in this story.
From the College Fix:
Connecticut College replaces DEI office with ‘Retention and Success’ divisionAs diversity, equity, and inclusion programs lose footing due to state and federal pushback, Connecticut College has decided to launch a new division to interweave “equity and inclusion efforts” throughout its institution.Titled the Division of Retention and Success, it replaces the DEI division but appears to address the same goals.A Cornell Law professor who has studied DEI in higher education described the change as “rebranding.” A number of higher education institutions have announced plans to close their DEI programs in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump that describes the programs as “radical and wasteful.”“It’s hard to predict the full impact of the administration’s actions, but it does seem clear that colleges and universities are reconfiguring and rebranding DEI efforts in order to avoid scrutiny,” Professor William Jacobson told The College Fix.The president of Connecticut College, Andrea Chapdelaine, announced the creation of the new division on Feb. 25.“In complementary ways, the Division of Equity and Inclusion has supported student belonging and cultivation of a healthy campus climate, significantly contributing to retention and success as well,” Chapdelaine said in a statement.“The new structure will facilitate the ability of the combined team to support not only students, but also to meaningfully contribute to efforts to retain and invest in the success of faculty and staff,” she said,Chapdelaine referred to the new division as a “more sustainable approach to equity and inclusion.”
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