By Campus Reform
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Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education has eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office and removed its chief diversity officer, Jarrod Chin.
According to a report from GBH, staff from the disbanded DEI office are being reassigned to other departments, including student affairs and human resources. Internal sources at Harvard said the university is shifting to a more “distributed model for DEI,” reorganizing responsibilities rather than maintaining a centralized office.
Chin had reportedly only been in the role since right before the start of the protests about the Israel-Hamas war [and Gaza genocide] during 2023.
The closure comes as the Graduate School of Education faces a multi-million-dollar budget deficit. Roughly half of the school’s students are international, many from China, and uncertainties around student visas have raised concerns.
The Graduate School of Education’s DEI shutdown is part of a broader trend at Harvard. Campus Reform has reported that the university has taken steps away from DEI during the Trump administration. READ MORE…
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