In a rare sign of acknowledgement from Northwestern, The Graduate School announced Thursday it is replacing its Office of Diversity and Inclusion with the new Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Success in an email to the TGS community.
This restructuring represents the latest episode in the erasure of diversity, equity and inclusion practices at NU, following the federal crackdown led by President Donald Trump. Since February, the University has purged mentions of DEI and adjacent terms in nearly all of its schools and colleges, as well as other support sites.
The letter from TGS Dean Kelly Mayo and Associate Dean of GPS Sheehan Fisher read that the new development comes as the school is “working to ensure we remain true to our values while meeting applicable regulatory requirements.”…