From Inside Higher Ed: Clemson University is scrapping a number of faculty and staff commissions that were set up to advise university leaders about how to support specific groups. The now-sunsetted groups included the Accessibility Commission, the Asian Pacific Islander DESI American Commission, the Commission on the Black Experience, the Commission on Latino Affairs, the LGBTQ Commission, the Veterans Commission and the Commission on Women, according to the Internet Archive. Clemson officials said in a news release Wednesday that “the commissions have successfully fulfilled their important charge, making a lasting impression on the value, strength and growth of the Clemson community and our campus.”
The right-wing think tank the Heritage Foundation, in a report released Tuesday, listed the Clemson commissions as an example of ways that universities and K–12 schools are continuing “DEI activities” following Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs, officers and personnel...
Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/09/04/clemson-ends-several-faculty-and-staff-affinity-commissions.
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