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This move comes in defiance of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in January, which banned DEI practices across federal agencies. Trump also directed the Education Department to issue guidance enforcing the same rules in schools.
The guidance warned that institutions failing to comply could face investigations and loss of federal funding.
“With this guidance, the Trump Administration is directing schools to end the use of racial preferences and race stereotypes in their programs and activities– a victory for justice, civil rights laws, and the Constitution,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor.
He added, “For decades, schools have been operating on the pretext that selecting students for ‘diversity’ or similar euphemisms is not selecting them based on race. No longer. Students should be assessed according to merit, accomplishment, and character — not prejudged by the color of their skin. The Office for Civil Rights will enforce that commitment.”
While many universities have closed DEI offices in response, Temple appears to be sidestepping both the White House and Justice Department.
The Center for Accountability in Medicine, affiliated with the watchdog group Do No Harm, criticized Temple’s approach.
“Racial favoritism is a drug that many medical schools can’t seem to quit,” project Director Ian Kingsbury told The Center Square.
He added, “Whether it’s defying the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action or defying executive orders on DEI, these institutions seem to have no regard for the law or popular will.”
Temple isn’t alone in this kind of linguistic gymnastics. A June report from The College Fix found nearly 90 universities have renamed their DEI offices in recent years—while largely keeping the same staff and goals intact. Some schools shuffled employees or merged offices into other departments, but the mission remained unchanged.
The survey, based on news reports, press releases, and university websites, found that over the last two years, “at least 87 schools effectively renamed their DEI offices.”
This trend highlights a larger issue: the classroom has become a battleground for ideology. Far-left educators are not willing to abandon the culture of division they’ve spent decades cultivating. If they can’t push their agenda in schools, their influence—and their funding—shrinks.
If colleges were forced to drop politically charged curricula, not only would students regain the chance to think critically, but thousands of liberal staffers might lose cushy positions built on ideological enforcement rather than education.
The stakes are high. Young people are paying tens of thousands of dollars for a college experience increasingly dominated by radical political messaging, often at the expense of real-world skills and critical thinking.
Where once students could engage in honest debate, today they face censorship and systems designed to enforce ideological conformity.
It’s a stark reminder of how far academia has fallen.
Conservatives argue the Trump-era Justice Department must take action: investigate noncompliant schools and cut federal funding to force compliance. The message is clear: political indoctrination in America’s classrooms cannot continue unchecked.
