Nicholas Confessore

The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation.

A Times examination shows how a landmark case about gender-affirming care for minors was built on flawed politics and uncertain science.

Michigan, once at the forefront of school diversity efforts, is rapidly changing course amid campus pushback and broad scrutiny by the Trump administration.

The school, a bastion of D.E.I., will no longer require the statements in hiring decisions and is considering a broader shift in its policies.

The school is one of higher education’s biggest supporters of D.E.I. Now it’s considering a new approach as critics question the program’s success and impact on campus life.

A Times investigation found that the school built one of the most ambitious diversity programs in the country — only to see increased discord and division on campus.

We cover the impact of college diversity programs.

A decade and a quarter of a billion dollars later, students and faculty are more frustrated than ever.

The backlash against “wokeism” has led a growing number of states to ban D.E.I. programs at public universities. Thousands of emails and other documents reveal the playbook — and grievances — behind one strand of the anti-D.E.I. campaign.

Amid plagiarism allegations and a backlash to campus antisemitism, Claudine Gay became an avatar for broader criticisms of academia.