Americans are firmly divided on the subject of diversity, equality, and inclusion efforts in colleges and universities despite support for individual components of those practices among members of both parties, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, released Thursday.

Last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at eliminating what the administration calls “divisive DEI programs in classrooms,” but the AP-NORC survey found just under half of all Americans are “strongly” or “somewhat” in favor of DEI initiatives on college campuses, compared to about 1-in-3 who oppose those programs or are neutral:

While Democrats are mostly supportive of DEI efforts on college campuses, at about 70%, the AP noted, Republicans are broadly against DEI initiatives, though they tend to be more favorable to individual components of DEI programs.

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