The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) closed its DEI office as President Donald Trump continues to battle with colleges and universities over DEI policies. 

MIT President Sally Kornbluth shared in a letter that the Institute Community and Equity Office will be closing following a months-long review led by Vice President of Equity and Inclusion Karl Reid, who resigned from his position in February. The university’s review of DEI began before President Donald Trump took office. 

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Kornbluth wrote that the university will continue to foster a diverse environment.

“MIT is in the talent business,” Kornbluth wrote in the letter. “Our success depends on attracting exceptionally talented people of every background, from across the country and around the world, and making sure everyone at MIT feels welcome and supported.” 

The decision for MIT to shutter its DEI office follows an investigation launched in March by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in which MIT was included among 45 universities accused of “engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs.”

While MIT is seeking to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting DEI mandates and policies, Harvard University is pushing back against the Trump administration’s efforts to manage the school’s DEI and anti-semitism policies. So far, the Trump administration has frozen or cancelled more than $3 billion in federal funding for Harvard. Earlier this week, the Trump administration ended all federal contracts with the institution. 

REPORT SHOWS HOW SCHOOLS ARE EVADING TRUMP’S ANTI-DEI EXECUTIVE ORDERS

On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order prohibiting the implementation of DEI policies. In response, dozens of universities, including Harvard, have renamed and rebranded their offices, while continuing to administer DEI objectives. 

The Washington Examiner reached out to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for comment.