Excuse this long update but we want you to be aware of recent communication from the Trump Administration, primarily on DEI issues. TL;DR: stay focused on creating work and program environments that treat people with differing characteristics, beliefs, experiences, and viewpoints with dignity and respect, regardless of their differences. On July 29, the Office of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (DOJ Memo). The Memo provides a list of practices that the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) describes as “not mandatory and intended to be practical guidance.” [...]