By John Clore | Investigative Journalist | 3/27/2025 at 5:32 PM
In a long-overdue move applauded by many advocates of fairness and academic excellence, the University of Michigan announced it is closing two of its largest Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices and halting its controversial DEI 2.0 Strategic Plan. The decision comes after the Trump administration issued a federal directive requiring institutions to abandon race-based policies or risk losing federal funding.
Effective immediately, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Health Equity and Inclusion are dissolved. The university plans to redirect those vast resources into student-facing programs like financial aid, mental health services, and academic counseling — all aimed at benefiting all students, regardless of identity politics.
Bureaucracy vs. Benefit: A Reality Check
DEI programs have grown into massive bureaucracies, often costing taxpayers and institutions hundreds of millions of dollars while failing to deliver on their lofty promises. The Heritage Foundation previously ranked the University of Michigan as having the most DEI staff in the country — 163 employees and growing. A 2024 New York Times report estimated DEI-related spending at the university had ballooned to a staggering $250 million — a figure university officials tried to spin as misinformation.
Critics of DEI argue that the ideology does more to divide than unify. Rather than fostering a merit-based culture, DEI programs emphasize identity over competence and social categories over academic achievement. The result has often been resentment, confusion, and a chilling effect on free speech.
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A Return to Merit and Unity
In a memo to the university community, UM leadership acknowledged the shift as both necessary and overdue. “We have heard concerns about the balance of resources between administration and direct student support,” the email said. “Some on our campus have voiced frustration that they did not feel included in DEI initiatives and that the programming fell short in fostering connections among diverse groups.”
UM Regent Sarah Hubbard called the announcement a victory for fairness and intellectual diversity. “We are eliminating bureaucratic overspending and making Michigan more accessible,” she said, noting that savings from DEI cuts will be used to expand the Go Blue Guarantee for families earning $125,000 or less.
The university is also ending DEI litmus tests in hiring and admissions — policies that often excluded qualified individuals who didn’t parrot ideological talking points. Now, identity statements and DEI commitments will no longer be required or considered in faculty hiring, promotions, or awards.
A Model for the Nation
The University of Michigan is not alone. Across the country, hundreds of universities are reevaluating the cost and impact of DEI programs. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, DEI initiatives have been altered or cut at 270 campuses in 38 states.
By re-centering its focus on student support, merit-based access, and civil discourse, the University of Michigan is offering a model for what higher education can look like when it values inclusion based on thought, not group identity.
Instead of costly, divisive bureaucracies that segregate people into categories, UM is signaling a return to common sense: invest in students, support free speech, and make room for all perspectives — not just the ideologically approved ones.
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