Edna Chun is Chief Learning Officer with HigherEd Talent, a strategic leadership and organizational development consulting firm. Dr. Chun also teaches in the Human Capital Management Department of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.Alvin Evans is Higher Education Practice Leader with HigherEd Talent. With more than 20 years of executive-level experience in complex local education agencies and doctoral institutions of higher education, he works with organizations seeking to develop strategic and cutting-edge organizational capabilities.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, About the Authors, Foreword, Acknowledgments, 1: Overview of the DEI Controversy: The Importance of Understanding the Historical Context and Policy Implications in Higher Education, 2: Implementing a Sweeping Anti-DEI Agenda in the Second Trump Administration, 3: DEI Efforts in Higher Education: Success or Stagnation?, 4: Anti-DEI Legislative Actions and Ongoing Legal Challenges, 5: The Evolution of DEI: Building an Inclusive Campus Culture and an Integrated HR/DEI Talent Framework, 6: Navigating the New Realities for DEI, 7: Looking Forward: Policy Implications and Recommendations, Appendix

Edna Chun is Chief Learning Officer with HigherEd Talent, a strategic leadership and organizational development consulting firm. Dr. Chun also teaches in the Human Capital Management Department of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.Alvin Evans is Higher Education Practice Leader with HigherEd Talent. With more than 20 years of executive-level experience in complex local education agencies and doctoral institutions of higher education, he works with organizations seeking to develop strategic and cutting-edge organizational capabilities.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, About the Authors, Foreword, Acknowledgments, 1: Overview of the DEI Controversy: The Importance of Understanding the Historical Context and Policy Implications in Higher Education, 2: Implementing a Sweeping Anti-DEI Agenda in the Second Trump Administration, 3: DEI Efforts in Higher Education: Success or Stagnation?, 4: Anti-DEI Legislative Actions and Ongoing Legal Challenges, 5: The Evolution of DEI: Building an Inclusive Campus Culture and an Integrated HR/DEI Talent Framework, 6: Navigating the New Realities for DEI, 7: Looking Forward: Policy Implications and Recommendations, Appendix

Edna Chun is Chief Learning Officer with HigherEd Talent, a strategic leadership and organizational development consulting firm. Dr. Chun also teaches in the Human Capital Management Department of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies.Alvin Evans is Higher Education Practice Leader with HigherEd Talent. With more than 20 years of executive-level experience in complex local education agencies and doctoral institutions of higher education, he works with organizations seeking to develop strategic and cutting-edge organizational capabilities.

• List of Figures, List of Tables, About the Authors, Foreword, Acknowledgments, 1: Overview of the DEI Controversy: The Importance of Understanding the Historical Context and Policy Implications in Higher Education, 2: Implementing a Sweeping Anti-DEI Agenda in the Second Trump Administration, 3: DEI Efforts in Higher Education: Success or Stagnation?, 4: Anti-DEI Legislative Actions and Ongoing Legal Challenges, 5: The Evolution of DEI: Building an Inclusive Campus Culture and an Integrated HR/DEI Talent Framework, 6: Navigating the New Realities for DEI, 7: Looking Forward: Policy Implications and Recommendations, Appendix