Updated at 7:03 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2025.
The University of Colorado system's website appears to have deleted its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — commonly referred to as DEI — webpage as of Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, CU Boulder’s DEI page has been rebranded “Office of Leadership Support and Programming,” while the University of Colorado system counterpart, CU Denver’s page is still up.
The move follows multiple Trump Administration executive orders reversing DEI policies, including one to remove "illegal DEI and 'diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility' (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government, under whatever name they appear." Other orders reversed previous policies and executive orders dating back to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration.
It’s still unclear how the new policies will be carried out or how they will affect schools, businesses and government programs.
In a statement to CPR News from CU’s communications office, a spokesperson said “CU Boulder’s Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion adopted the name “Office of Leadership Support and Programming” beginning Friday, Jan. 17. The office has considered a permanent name change since its inception in 2021.”
“The new name better reflects the office’s primary mission and captures the campus’s strategic priorities under the leadership of Chancellor Justin Schwartz,” the statement said.
As of Thursday evening, Colorado State University, Metro State University, The School of Mines, The University of Northern Colorado and The University of Denver all still have information available on their respective DEI pages.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to make clear which pages have been removed and rebranded, along with a statement from the University of Colorado Boulder.
