Texas
and
Florida
aren’t
the
only
ones
uprooting
diversity,
equity,
and
inclusion
programs
from
their
schools.
Trump
recently
threatened
to
withhold
federal
funding
from
and
potentially
sue
the
endowments
from
underneath
schools
that
carry
out
DEI-focused
policies.
You
might
be
thinking
that
Congress
is
usually
the
branch
that
has
power
of
the
purse,
but
little
things
like
“norms”
and
“constitutional
allotments
of
authority”
don’t
really
matter
if
no
one
stops
Trump
from
doing
what
he
wants.
Threats
like
that
are
scary
enough
to
make
states
act
accordingly
—
even
Blue
ones.
Minnesota,
the
North
Star
State,
could
be
showing
us
what’s
to
come
for
the
rest
of
our
publicly
funded
colleges.
MN
Daily
has
coverage:
The
search
for
a
new
assistant
dean
of
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
Law
School
is
paused
as
the
University
reassesses
its
DEI
programs,
according
to
an
from
Dean
William
McGeveran
to
Law
School
students,
faculty
and
staff
on
Friday.
…
“This
is
a
disappointing
development
for
many,
and
I
know
it
brings
questions
and
uncertainty
for
our
community,”
McGeveran
said
in
the
email.
“My
commitment
to
supporting
all
of
our
students,
faculty,
and
staff
remains
unchanged,
as
does
the
Law
School’s
mission
of
building
a
legal
profession
representative
of
the
people
it
serves.”
Between
Trump’s
rapid-fire
executive
orders
and
his
sycophants
hooting
and
hollering
like
a
Family
Guy
bit
whenever
boat
crashes,
car
crashes,
or
the
financial
crash
that
these
tariffs
will
usher
in
get
blamed
on
DEI,
it
isn’t
likely
that
schools
dependent
on
federal
funding
will
broaden
the
scope
of
—
or
even
maintain
—
their
currently
existing
DEI
programs.
Just
a
reminder:
this
won’t
just
hurt
aspiring
Black
lawyers
—
White
women
and
veterans
are
huge
DEI
benefactors
too.
Expect
initial
resistance
and
fiery
rhetoric
about
the
importance
of
maintaining
the
programs,
but
try
not
to
lose
sleep
when
the
enthusiasm
goes
the
way
of
Gibson
Dunn
or
Morrison
Foerster.
UMN
Pauses
DEI
Expansion,
Hiring
For
Law
School
Assistant
Dean
Position
[MN
Daily]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.