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Merit over mandates: Trump should look to college sports as his winning model for DEI

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05.05.2025

Is today's potential "Black Monday" the beginning of the end or can the Trump Administration's end game turn things around? Plus, Will sits down with Robby Starbuck, the man behind the dismantling of DEI and 'Woke' policies in corporate America. 

President Trump is vehemently opposed to DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). He made it clear during his inaugural address that DEI will no longer be part of the federal government staffing process. He views DEI as discriminatory, advocating for race-blind and merit-based hiring and evaluation, focusing on supporting and rewarding the best talent available. 

 When one looks more closely at what the president opposes about DEI, he is focused on the dark side of DEI, namely tokenism. This is when DEI is used to define outcomes and reward performance that does not align with merit, rather than create opportunities.

Yet there already exists a model for DEI on college campuses that would be consistent with the president’s views, namely, how student athletes are recruited for college sports and how coaches are developed and hired.

DEFUNDING DEI: HERE'S HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS UNDONE BIDEN'S VERY PRIZED PROGRAMS

Every college sport’s team strives to be the very best. They seek to compete at the........

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