University of Cincinnati

On June 30, 2023, UC's President issued a statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action which states the following: "We will examine this decision closely, but we expect it to have little impact on UC’s admissions practices. We use a holistic admissions process, and our focus will remain on reducing barriers to higher education and creating opportunities for anyone who can be successful here — regardless of race and regardless of socio-economic background."

The College of Nursing's DEI initiatives include "[i]mplementing efforts to increase the diversity and retention of faculty, staff and students."

UC's Division of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Impact offers several diversity workshops including: "Creating a Culturally Responsive Classroom," "Implicit Bias: A Deeper Dive," and "Inclusive Conversations Level 2: Microaggressions and Unconscious Bias."

UC's Student Wellness Center states that it would engage in the "personal racial identity development work of acknowledging and understanding our privilege, working to change our internalized white supremacy." The Center would accomplish this through "ongoing staff and student training that focuses on how to do anti-racist work."

As part of its General Education requirements, UC states that "[e]ach of the 2 courses must come from a separate topic," including "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion."

The College of Nursing's DEI initiatives include "[p]romoting cultural humility throughout the curriculum."

University is investigating a faculty member for using the term "Chinese virus" in an email to a student.

UC's College of Arts and Sciences outlines its "Bias Incident Report" and states, "In A&S we are working to actively mitigate incidences of bias and create an inclusive culture where every member of our A&S family has a sense of belonging and the opportunity to thrive."

The university's Center for Community Engagement has a "Diversity Programming Fund" which "supports programs that reflect the following values: personal and intellectual growth, community, learning, equity & inclusion, and integrity." This program only funds student organizations within UC.

UC's UPRISE (Undergraduates Pursuing Research in Science and Engineering) program "provides STEM research opportunities to talented UC undergraduates from groups that have been historically excluded from STEM fields."

The "Business Fellows" program at UC's College of Business is the "first college-administered program at an Ohio business school specifically dedicated to supporting historically underrepresented students." The program "provides a network of resources, programming and student leadership opportunities for students to achieve success at Lindner and beyond."

The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Justice through UC's College of Arts and Sciences "will allow students the opportunity to explore a wide range of perspectives and critically examine diverse domestic and transnational systems of domination, oppression, and inequalities and how they relate and intersect with each other."

The College of Nursing's DEI initiatives include "[i]ncreasing scholarship opportunities related to diversity, cultural sensitivity and health equity."

The Information Technology Complete launched a research guide to anti-racism in the IT profession.

The university's Libraries has a webpage titled "Racial Justice Resources for Activists, Advocates & Allies" which includes an in-depth look at Critical Race Theory through various article, video, and books.

The university's Libraries provides a course guide for a course titled "Critical Race Theory in Education."

UC Libraries has a resource webpage dedicated to "Anti-Racism and Social Justice Online Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans," which links to external websites.

A UC Press book titled "Equity and Inclusion for Higher Education Strategies for Teaching" is described as follows: "...details the necessity for an inclusive curriculum with examples of discipline-specific activities and modules. The intersectionality of race, age, socioeconomic status, and ability all embody the diversity college instructors encounter in their classrooms." The authors are faculty and staff members at UC.

On February 29, 2024, UC held its 10th annual Diversity Research Day which highlighted "diversity of thought in CECH [College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services and Information Technology] undergraduate and graduate research for various populations and systems.

The University of Cincinnati Foundation released an Antiracism statement which read in part as follows, "We affirm explicitly, and in solidarity, our identity as an anti-racist organization. Our anti-racist commitment will be reflected in the UC Foundation’s culture through our policies, programs and practices as we continue to educate ourselves about racism and its impact."

UC's Student Wellness Center issued an anti-racism statement which reads as follows: "Racism is a public health crisis. Black Lives Matter and Black lives and communities deserve access to affirming, culturally appropriate, and accessible health and well-being education and healthcare. As college health professionals, we are committed to interrogating, challenging, and removing barriers to health and wellness, including those we create or to which we contribute. Dismantling racist systems and building anti-racist programs and services that intentionally support the health and well-being for Black students at UC makes our community healthier and all of our students safer."

In February 2025, UC President Pinto released a statement regarding the future of DEI at the University. Pinto announced, "We have begun removing references to DEI principles across university websites, social media, and collateral materials." He continued, "We are committed to meet both our compliance obligations and our mission to provide a supportive learning and working environment where all are welcome, safe, and free to be successful."

In February 2025, regarding President Trump’s executive orders that aim "to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion," UC President Pinto stated, "I want you to know that while the laws that govern us may change, the values that guide us will not."