Universities urge Trump to drop ban on diversity training
Author: Ray Schroeder
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Brendan O’Malley, University World News
The American Council on Education (ACE) has sent a letter on behalf of more than 50 other higher education associations to the White House asking United States President Donald Trump to withdraw the controversial executive order on ‘Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping’, arguing that it has caused ‘enormous confusion’ on campuses and in workplaces. The executive order, which applies to federal contractors and grantees, including colleges and universities, will prohibit contractors from using concepts the administration specifies as ‘divisive’ forms of race or sex ‘stereotyping’ or ‘scapegoating’ in their workplace training programmes.
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