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Philly elected officials say Penn’s removal of DEI websites ceded ground to Trump

Penn President Larry Jameson has said that the school must “embrace diversity in all its forms” while following the law. Philadelphia Democratic officials are skeptical of the school's commitment.

At a news conference, State Sen. Anthony H. Williams (at the podium) stands outside the University of Pennsylvania's Carey Law School, protesting the university's decision to scrub websites of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and dissolve some DEI committees. At rear, from left, are City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier; Rutgers University law professor Stacy Hawkins; State Rep. Napoleon Nelson; Marshall Mitchell; a Penn trustee; State Rep. Rick Krajewski; State Sen. Nikil Saval; and State Sen. Art Haywood.
At a news conference, State Sen. Anthony H. Williams (at the podium) stands outside the University of Pennsylvania's Carey Law School, protesting the university's decision to scrub websites of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and dissolve some DEI committees. At rear, from left, are City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier; Rutgers University law professor Stacy Hawkins; State Rep. Napoleon Nelson; Marshall Mitchell; a Penn trustee; State Rep. Rick Krajewski; State Sen. Nikil Saval; and State Sen. Art Haywood.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer