Diversity and Inclusion

State law now forbids instructors from "promoting" "institutional discrimination." UW says its instructors already don't. Instructors say the law is based on a misunderstanding.

UW announced this week that new rules will “likely not allow” the Women in STEM and Latina Youth Conferences, which have been hosted at UW for the last 25 years.

Six universities in the Mountain West are among the schools under investigation for participating in a program aimed at helping minority students earn doctoral degrees in business.

The governor also vetoed three bills, including one to ban DEI instruction in the classroom.

The new center aims to fill some of the same needs the Multicultural Affairs Office did, without a specific focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. It was created in response to the Wyoming Legislature pulling funding for DEI programs at UW.

Experts say it's not clear what the order requires of colleges and universities — but some schools are acting anyway.

The “What is a Woman Act” would establish legal definitions for “biological sex,” “man” and “woman,” and would ban trans women from accessing the bathrooms of their choice. Another would ban DEI initiatives in state government and UW.

As students at the University of Wyoming settle in for another year of classes, cold weather and Cowboy football, they’re also in for potential changes.

In the coming days, lawmakers will have to hammer out differences between the Senate's budget bill, which includes both amendments, and the House's budget bill, which includes neither.

As a part of the University of Wyoming's strategic plan, students, staff and faculty are being asked to participate in a survey on diversity and campus…