ANN ARBOR, MI – Students involved with one University of Michigan group were all set up to phone-bank for a Supreme Court race in Wisconsin Thursday night. But hours before, word got around the Ann Arbor university was expected to announce it was rolling back diversity,

The University of Michigan is scrapping its once-vaunted program for diversity, equity and inclusion as the Trump administration pressures colleges to abandon such efforts and after months of criticism over its cost and effectiveness.

Trump issued an executive order shortly after taking office seeking to end DEI programs, including those at higher education institutions. His administration also launched investigations into dozens of universities this month, alleging they violated civil rights laws with race-based scholarships and programs.