Pensions & Investments, the international newspaper of money management, quoted McGuireWoods partner Farnaz Farkish Thompson in a Jan. 27, 2025, story examining the potential impact of the Trump administration’s executive action targeting certain diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices at universities, foundations and public companies.
On Jan. 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which revoked Executive Order 11246 and directed federal enforcement agencies to target employers’ diversity efforts. Pensions & Investments interviewed lawyers, policy professionals and academics about the order’s impact.
“There have been similar actions like this in President Trump’s first administration against certain institutions of higher education,” said Thompson, co-leader of McGuireWoods’ education industry team and higher education practice group.
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