A couple of things I tried… Please validate to tell me I’m not crazy. Searches done on www.nih.gov (linked in post).
These are blocked:
- “diversity”
- "diversity "
- “equity”
- “inclusion”
- “DEI”
These are not blocked:
- “diverse”
- “diversit”
- “diversity*”, “inclusion*”, “equity*”
- “diversitya”
- “equity and diversity”
- “diversity and equity”
- “diversity equity inclusion”
What is the meaning of this
I guess they were asked to remove any reference to DEI from the website, and instead of updating millions of documents, they just blocked it from search.
They weren’t asked, they were mandated to do so directly by executive order. I get the desire to not comply, here, but if I’m NIH, I’m probably thinking that complying to keep the doors open for four years will do a hell of a lot more for the country than if they refuse and Trump totally dismantles their entire architecture with enough time that it’s difficult to reinstitute when he’s gone.