Dear Colleague Letter Information and Resources
- February 14, 2025 — U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights opens in a new windowDear Colleague Letteropens PDF file
- February 20, 2025 — opens in a new windowMemo from Dr. Walter G. Bumphus Dear Colleague Letteropens PDF file
- February 21, 2025 — Preliminary Injunctionopens PDF file and Opinion on Preliminary Injunctionopens PDF file (NADOHE v. Donald J. Trump)
- February 24, 2025 — opens in a new windowResources from AACC Webinar on Dear Colleague Letteropens PDF file
- February 25, 2025 — opens in a new windowAmerican Council on Education Letter to the Department of Education on SFFA Dear Colleague Letteropens PDF file
- March 1, 2025 — opens in a new windowU.S. Department of Education Releases Frequently Asked Questions on Dear Colleague Letter About Racial Preferencingopens PDF file
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 opens in a new windowNational DEI Defense Coalition
- Harvard Business Review opens in a new window“The Legal Landscape Around DEI Is Shifting. Your Messaging Should, Too.”
- Inside Higher Education opens in a new window“A Dear Colleague Letter in Defense of DEI”
- Chronicle of Higher Education opens in a new window“Hitting Pause on the ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ Opinion Editorial”
- Thompson Coburn, LLP Insights Blog opens in a new window“Nationwide Injunction Gives Institutions Reprieve From DEI Executive Orders But Not ED’s DCL”
- Saul Ewing, LLP Insights Blog opens in a new window“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 opens in a new windowMemo on DEI Programs
- Tenenbaum Law Group, PLLC opens in a new window“DEI Initiatives in the Crosshairs of the Administration: What Nonprofits Need to Know to Mitigate Their Risk”
- Collective Impact Forum opens in a new window“Responding to Threats and Challenges Planning Tool”