By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin By — Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert By — Laine Immell Laine Immell Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look-at-the-future-of-dei-on-college-campuses-as-hundreds-of-programs-disappear Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Change is in the air as college students return from summer break this year. At more than 400 campuses across the country, programs and centers that promote diversity, equity and inclusion have been eliminated or rebranded. Ali Rogin speaks with Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, for our Rethinking College series. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Sep 20, 2025 By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin Ali Rogin is a correspondent for the PBS News Hour and PBS News Weekend, reporting on a number of topics including foreign affairs, health care and arts and culture. She received a Peabody Award in 2021 for her work on News Hour’s series on the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect worldwide. Rogin is also the recipient of two Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and has been a part of several teams nominated for an Emmy, including for her work covering the fall of ISIS in 2020, the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017, the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2014, and the 2010 midterm elections. By — Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert Zoie Lambert is a production assistant for PBS News Weekend. By — Laine Immell Laine Immell