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Towson University to end standalone DEI plan, denies federal pressure

By Brendan McDonald '25, campusreform.org
Towson University in Maryland will not renew its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategic plan after it expires this year.
The school insists the change has nothing to do with the federal government’s anti-DEI policies. This, despite an internal email acquired by The Towerlight, the school’s student-run newspaper, stating that the school decided to “reduce perceived risks.”
“The strategic plan is what we’re focused on now,” Patricia Bradley, vice president for the Office of Institutional Equity and Inclusion, told The Towerlight. “That has a pillar