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Connecticut will not be bowing to Trump’s orders regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, on Feb. 14, the Trump Administration imposed a strict two-week timeline for schools and universities to comply with his orders around DEI such as no longer allowing “racial preferences” to be considered in admissions, financial aid, or hiring. “Educational institutions may neither separate nor segregate students based on race, nor distribute benefits or burdens based on race,” the memo read. Failure to comply could risk the loss of federal funding, particularly around Title 1 funding, which supports underserved families. Harvard University is currently under a $2.3 billion federal freeze for pushing back. “The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government,” a letter penned from the Ivy...