Early in its second term, the Trump administration took bold steps to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives — universally known as DEI — on U.S. university campuses.
In this live recording of the “Baker Briefing” podcast, Ambassador David M. Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, and Ruth Simmons, President’s Distinguished Fellow at Rice University, discussed the impact of these policies on campus culture, faculty hiring, and student experiences, especially for marginalized groups. They explored how college campuses are reacting to being newly targeted as political battlegrounds while striving to uphold long-held commitments to inclusivity and opportunity for all students.
This event was free and open to the public.
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About ‘Baker Briefing’
The “Baker Briefing” podcast tackles the most critical foreign and domestic policy issues of the day in conversations with experts at the Baker Institute. Hosted by David M. Satterfield, director of the Baker Institute, new episodes are released weekly. Certain episodes of “Baker Briefing” are recorded in front of a live audience at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
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Agenda
3:30 pm CDT — Reception
4:00 pm CDT — Episode Recording
4:30 pm CDT — Curated Q&A
4:55 pm CDT — Closing Remarks
Participants
Featured Speakers
Ruth Simmons, Ph.D.
President's Distinguished Fellow, Rice University
The Honorable David M. Satterfield
Director, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy; Janice and Robert McNair Chair in Public Policy; Former ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey
