THE CENTER SQUARE—West Point Military Academy and the Air Force Academy have both ended their “Diversity and Inclusion Studies” minors.
As late as Jan. 8, West Point, based in New York, offered its diversity, equity, and inclusion minor, while as of Jan. 9 the Air Force Academy, based in Colorado, still offered its DEI minor, according to internet archives. Currently, a minor in “Diversity and Inclusion Studies” is no longer listed on either service academy’s website.
Around the same time the DEI minors disappeared, President Donald Trump ended all DEI programs in federal agencies via an executive order.
When asked why the Air Force Academy ended its minor, Lt. Col. Brian Maguire, deputy director of strategic communications, told The Center Square that “the Department of Defense will fully execute and implement all directives outlined in the Executive…
