ruled against<\/a> both of those memos, concluding they violated proper administrative procedures for issuing new guidance to schools.<\/p>\n\u201cWhile the Department is disappointed in the judge\u2019s ruling, judicial action enjoining or setting aside this guidance has not stopped our ability to enforce Title VI protections for students at an unprecedented level. The Department remains committed to its responsibility to uphold students\u2019 anti-discrimination protections under the law,\u201d a spokesperson for the Department of Education said.<\/p>\n
But as the administration loses in court and many small schools do not have\u00a0big diversity programs, some students might see little change.<\/p>\n
Marjorie Hass, president of the Council\u00a0of\u00a0Independent\u00a0Colleges, said that between the administration’s court losses and the lack of diversity programs at many schools to begin with, “in many ways, students will find that little has changed.”<\/p>\n
“Smaller campuses tend not to have specific centers or institutes; they tend to be more likely to have individuals that are there helping each student succeed. So, in some cases, I think we don’t want to overestimate how much has actually changed. Many campuses are continuing to stay the course,\u201d Hass said.<\/p>\n
But in some big universities with substantial programs, changes will be hard not to notice.<\/p>\n
Advocates say these initiatives were meant to help students who deal with discrimination on campus or help individuals feel included and welcomed, emphasizing these initiatives were never strictly limited to any one group of people.<\/p>\n
While some multicultural events or centers have designated names such as the Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs at the University of South Carolina, their defenders argue they were never made to exclude others. \u00a0<\/p>\n
These centers and programs provided \u201cwelcoming environments for students based on backgrounds [and] identity, while also being open and accessible to other students, creating a sense of belonging for students from underrepresented communities or marginalized communities,\u201d said\u00a0Paulette Granberry Russell, president and CEO of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0lot of those centers have been either eliminated or determined as spaces that were open to others, but with a clearly stated expectation that those centers had to be open and welcoming for all,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
For students who used these resources, options will be limited going forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some universities may have revamped their programs or names to continue providing at least some of the services they offered before, a tactic the Trump administration has decried and is hoping to root out.<\/p>\n
Students in schools where these programs have been completely eliminated could protest, although stricter protest rules have been put in place on many campuses this year. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also know that students have a long tradition to draw on a protest. I don’t know that we have seen campus protests around these issues yet, but I think it will, certainly will bear watching,\u201d Hass said.<\/p>\n
But advocates say it shouldn’t be up to students or faculty, calling on university leadership to take charge.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don’t think it should be students stepping up in this moment. I think it should be our campus leaders and administrators who are stepping up in this moment,\u201d said Kaleb Briscoe, an associate professor of adult and higher education at the University of Oklahoma.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt should not be students, it should not be faculty, it should be leaders,\u201d Briscoe said, adding, \u201cStudents will just fall in the cracks of these gaps.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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