Harvard Business School’s $25M equity plan ends amid national DEI retrenchment

Harvard Business School (HBS) has discontinued its $25 million Racial Equity Action Plan. The plan was launched in 2020 after widespread calls for stronger action on diversity. It was meant to address low representation of Black faculty and students, and to increase awareness of racial equity on campus. As reported by The Harvard Crimson , the school has taken down the plan’s official website. The page now redirects to the Office of Community and Culture (OCC). This office is a rebranded version of the former Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The Racial Equity Action Plan pledged $25 million over ten years. The money was supposed to support hiring more Black and minority faculty, create diverse case study materials, and increase racial equity training. The school also lau