Sarki Abdulkadir, Patricia Robinson named to senior leadership positions at Northwestern

HHS asks employees to report instances of “DEI policies that caused discrimination”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is searching for examples of employees, grant recipients, and contractors harmed by DEI efforts of the federal government in the last five years, as part of the Trump administration’s mission to end initiatives set up to diversify the workforce and bolster opportunities forhistorically disadvantaged groups.

NIH notice prohibits grant awardees from operating programs that promote DEI

NIH, in a recent notice, prohibits grant recipients from operating programs that promote DEI or “discriminatory equity ideology,” or engage in “discriminatory prohibited boycott.”

Federal judges rule that Department of Education policy ordering universities to end DEI programs a violation of educators’ free speech

Federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, DC, blocked the Trump administration from following through on threats to cut off funding to universities that engage in DEI efforts.

Plan to Enhance Diversity is no longer a part of CCSG application

The latest notice of a funding opportunity for the Cancer Center Support Grants released by NCI no longer requires submission of a Plan to Enhance Diversity.

April 11, 2025

Vol.51 No.14

Podcast The Directors

The Directors: Ray DuBois and Roy Jensen on how COE guides cancer care in rural America
“We’re just going to have to ride through this and not give up.”

How are cancer centers in two rural states—Kansas and South Carolina—weathering the challenges of Trump-era belt-tightening and uncertainty? Their directors weigh in on The Cancer Letter Podcast.

March 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.10

By Paul Goldberg

Black History Month Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Brian Rivers: Celebrating Black history reinforces the dynamic culture of America
“It gives America, in part, its identity.”

Nearly 30 years ago, while completing an assignment for his master’s degree in public health, Brian Rivers discovered he had a family history of prostate cancer.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

By Jacquelyn Cobb

Sarki Abdulkadir, Patricia Robinson named to senior leadership positions at Northwestern

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Sarki Abdulkadir, Patricia Robinson named to senior leadership positions at Northwestern

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HHS asks employees to report instances of “DEI policies that caused discrimination”

NIH notice prohibits grant awardees from operating programs that promote DEI

Federal judges rule that Department of Education policy ordering universities to end DEI programs a violation of educators’ free speech

Plan to Enhance Diversity is no longer a part of CCSG application

The Directors: Ray DuBois and Roy Jensen on how COE guides cancer care in rural America“We’re just going to have to ride through this and not give up.”

Brian Rivers: Celebrating Black history reinforces the dynamic culture of America“It gives America, in part, its identity.”

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The Directors: Ray DuBois and Roy Jensen on how COE guides cancer care in rural America
“We’re just going to have to ride through this and not give up.”

Brian Rivers: Celebrating Black history reinforces the dynamic culture of America
“It gives America, in part, its identity.”