There is no longer a PBS office dedicated to embracing the conflict spirit of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and its associated diversity officers.
The closure directly responds to President Donald Trump's executive order last week targeting wasteful DEI programs across many government sectors.
Confirmation Statement It will be sent to Fox News Digital, PBS confirmed Monday's move.
We have closed our DEI offices to ensure that we are most compliant with the President's executive orders on diversity, equity and inclusion. The staff who worked in that office have left PBS.
We will continue to adhere to our mission and values. PBS continues to reflect everything in America and will remain a welcome place for everyone.
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger sent out a note earlier in the day. According to In New York Timestold her colleagues that after working with lawyers on Trump's executive order issues regarding Day, they decided to follow Trump's orders and close the office.
“To ensure that we comply with the President's executive order, we have closed our DEI offices and Cecilia Loving and Gina Leow have left PBS. I know you will join me with good hopes for them in future efforts. “I'm doing that,” writes Karger.
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She continued. “Our mission is to educate, engage and inspire the wide range of American communities we serve, and remain at the heart of our work, and PBS is a welcome place for everyone. I will continue to assure you that there is.”
Fox News Digital Reports Loving was announced in 2021 as Senior Vice President of DEI. Her work is to “identify opportunities to build PBS's internal commitments to DEI,” “collaboration across the department to assess current business practices,” “collaboration” and “collaboration.” It was. A public television system that supports the station's ongoing efforts regarding DEI. ”
Leow was hired as the same director in 2021.
