The University of California is changing its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, or EDI, Department into a new entity: the Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence, known as the OCIE. The change, which took effect last week at the UC Office of the President, according to a UC spokesperson, comes amid public battles between the UC system and President Donald Trump’s administration over diversity initiatives.This includes a demand issued by the Department of Justice to UCLA requiring that “unlawful DEI goals” be ended in exchange for $500 million of frozen federal research funding. The spokesperson did not comment on whether the transition was related to federal pressures to dismantle EDI. Moreover, it is unclear how OCIE is substantively different from its previous iteration at this time, besides the name change. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Sofia Wallace 📸: Rahimeen Shah . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #diversityandinclusion #ucop #officeofequity