PBS closes being Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Dei) Office And her diversity officials leave in response to the executive orders of President Donald Trump.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, PBS confirmed the news on Monday.
“To ensure that we are in accordance with the executive command of the president of diversity, equity and inclusion, we have closed our Dei office. The employees who have served in that office, abandon PBS. We will Keep to our mission and values.
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PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger sent out a memo earlier in the day, according to To the New York Times, her colleagues inquire that, after she had worked with a legal adviser about the executive orders of Trump on Dei, she decided to close the office.
PBS CEO Paula Kerger sent a memo to her colleagues to close their dei offices. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty images)
“To ensure that we comply with the executive order of the president, we have closed our office of the dei and Cecilia Loving and Gina Leow abandoned PBS. I know you are going with me to wish them the best in future Efforts, “wrote Kerger.
She continued: “Our mission is to teach, involve and inspire the great variety of American communities that we serve, will remain in the center of our work, and we will also continue to ensure that PBS remains a hospitable place for everyone. “
Loving was announced As a senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion in 2021, where her task was to “identify opportunities to build on the internal dedication of PBS” “, you work together in the departments to evaluate the current business practices” and “Working with the public television system to support the continuous efforts of stations around Dei.”
Leow was also hired in 2021 as director of diversity, equity and inclusion.
PBS has focused on dei initiatives since 2021. ((Photo -Ilustration by Rafael Henrique/Sopa Images/Lighttrocket via Getty Images)))
Trump signed at the office within his first few weeks of performing orders Prohibit the offices And programs in both the government and by federally funded public universities.
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