(The Center Square) – Following President Donald Trump’s executive order banning DEI and after weeks of reviewing such orders, the University of Michigan closed its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; meanwhile, other universities contacted by The Center Square have no updates on their responses toward the executive order.

University of Michigan director of public affairs Kay Jarvis told The Center Square that the school “is moving forward with important changes to [its] diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.”

Jarvis said that in a message “to the Ann Arbor campus and Michigan Medicine, the university announced it will reallocate funding away from administrative functions and toward student-facing initiatives that directly enhance student success and foster a sense of belonging for all members of our community.”

The school is “closing the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Health Equity and Inclusion and discontinuing the DEI 2.0 strategic plan,” Jarvis told The Center Square.

Jarvis also referred The Center Square to a message from school leadership concerning the changes as well as a frequently asked questions webpage in regards to the changes.

Schools across the nation have been responding both to the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague letter stating that race-based decisions in education are unlawful and Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order entitled “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing,” among other orders.

Trump’s Jan. 20 order calls for the “termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and ‘diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility’ (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear.”

Ohio State University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Kentucky previously announced the dissolution of their respective diversity and inclusion offices, The Center Square reported.

University of Virginia spokeswoman Bethanie Glover said there is “nothing new to share at this time,” concerning its response to Trump’s executive order, and referred The Center Square to the school’s Federal Information webpage.

The University of Kentucky closed its diversity and inclusion office in August 2024, and previously told The Center Square it continues to “carefully review all executive actions and guidance issued.”

The University of Kentucky likewise told The Center Square that there are no new updates concerning its response to Trump’s executive order.

Ohio State did not respond when asked for any updates on its response to the executive order.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Michigan State University told The Center Square there is nothing new to share in regards to their individual responses to the executive order.

The Center Square previously reported that The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues “to assess the implications” of recent activity on the federal level and “respond across multiple levels,” as stated in a school message.

Michigan State University previously told The Center Square that it “feels confident [it is] continuing to operate within federal and state laws” as it regards its manner of educating and hiring.

The University of Cincinnati, the University of Arizona, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Washington, the University of California, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, Brown University, and Cornell are all evaluating, reviewing, or monitoring the executive order, The Center Square previously reported, with none responding when asked for any updates.

The University of Washington Medicine spokeswoman Susan Gregg told The Center Square that the school’s previous comment stating it is continuing with its normal operations – which would presumably involve DEI – remains the same.

The Center Square previously reported that Columbia recently removed DEI language from parts of its website and took down some DEI-related web pages.

Columbia did not respond when asked for updates on its response to the executive order.

The University of Maryland declined to comment on its response to the executive order, joining Case Western Reserve, UC Irvine School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and NYU, who each previously told The Center Square they had no comment.

UC Irvine SOM said it may have more information “as we learn more,” but none of the schools provided updates to their responses when requested.

The following schools have not yet provided comment after repeated requests concerning each of their responses to the executive order:

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