Dear Colleague Letter Information and Resources
- February 14, 2025 — U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Letter
- February 20, 2025 — Memo from Dr. Walter G. Bumphus Dear Colleague Letter
- February 21, 2025 — Preliminary Injunction and Opinion on Preliminary Injunction (NADOHE v. Donald J. Trump)
- February 24, 2025 — Resources from AACC Webinar on Dear Colleague Letter
- February 25, 2025 — American Council on Education Letter to the Department of Education on SFFA Dear Colleague Letter
- March 1, 2025 — U.S. Department of Education Releases Frequently Asked Questions on Dear Colleague Letter About Racial Preferencing
Please note the following articles and resources are intended for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice nor are they endorsed by AACC. AACC has no affiliation with the authors.
- USC Race and Equity Center National DEI Defense Coalition
- Harvard Business Review “The Legal Landscape Around DEI Is Shifting. Your Messaging Should, Too.”
- Inside Higher Education “A Dear Colleague Letter in Defense of DEI”
- Chronicle of Higher Education “Hitting Pause on the ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ Opinion Editorial”
- Thompson Coburn, LLP Insights Blog “Nationwide Injunction Gives Institutions Reprieve From DEI Executive Orders But Not ED’s DCL”
- Saul Ewing, LLP Insights Blog “Department of Education’s February 14 Dear Colleague Letter on Title VI and Equal Protection: Overview, Open Issues, and Implications for Higher Education”
- State Attorneys General Memo on DEI Programs
- Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC “DEI Initiatives in the Crosshairs of the Administration: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Mitigate Their Risk”
- Collective Impact Forum “Responding to Threats and Challenges Planning Tool”