“Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Access. Belonging.” Scrubbing these terms and their acronyms from a federally funded organization’s wordbook won’t protect it from legal scrutiny, the Department of Justice (DOJ) warns in newly released guidance.  

Aly McDevitt is Data & Research Journalist at Compliance Week. She has a background in education and college consulting. Prior to teaching, she was an editor/author at Thomson Reuters, where she reported...