Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I think that the creation of chaos certainly seems intentional. That is making it very hard for everyone to catch their breath and figure out the actual implications of any one set of materials.
Now is the time for schools to work with legal counsel and other stakeholders to make reasoned decisions about which programs are potentially violations of the new policies. There is still time to engage in those conversations with legal counsel and make measured decisions.
— Kayleigh Baker, an attorney and senior consultant with TNG Consulting, a member of the advisory board for the Association of Title IX Administrators, in comments given to Law.com, on the “Dear Colleague” letter issued by the Department of Education that is making institutes of higher education rush to scrub any evidence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and policies from their websites. Unfortunately, many law schools have already taken such actions.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.
I think that the creation of chaos certainly seems intentional. That is making it very hard for everyone to catch their breath and figure out the actual implications of any one set of materials.
Now is the time for schools to work with legal counsel and other stakeholders to make reasoned decisions about which programs are potentially violations of the new policies. There is still time to engage in those conversations with legal counsel and make measured decisions.
— Kayleigh Baker, an attorney and senior consultant with TNG Consulting, a member of the advisory board for the Association of Title IX Administrators, in comments given to Law.com, on the “Dear Colleague” letter issued by the Department of Education that is making institutes of higher education rush to scrub any evidence of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and policies from their websites. Unfortunately, many law schools have already taken such actions.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
