Trump order on Smithsonian targets programs with 'improper ideology'

Trump order on Smithsonian targets programs with ‘improper ideology’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump revealed his intentions to reshape the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order Thursday that targets funding to programs with “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.” Trump said there has been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to rewrite American history by replacing “objective facts” with a “distorted…

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She advanced DEI at her university. Her son-in-law, Vice President JD Vance, wants to end it nationwide.

She advanced DEI at her university. Her son-in-law, Vice President JD Vance, wants to end it nationwide.

As universities around the country race to assess new federal policies geared toward ending programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI, one college administrator is in a potentially tricky position. Lakshmi Chilukuri is the provost of the University of California San Diego’s Sixth College. She is also Vice President JD Vance’s mother-in-law….

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