Ball State University has put an end to all DEI programs. The university’s president, Geoffrey Mearns, said in a video and a press release that the university is putting an end to any discriminatory programs, to be in compliance with the Trump administration and the president’s executive orders.

“Over the past 12 weeks, we have worked promptly and diligently to ensure that our University is in compliance with President Trump’s executive order and the guidance from the USDOE,” said Mearns, in a letter to staff.

The final decision came Thursday on a vote by the university’s Board of Trustees, which also gave Mearns the power to make adjustments.

“As the final step in this exhaustive process, our Board approved a resolution that revises or sunsets policies relevant to demonstrating our compliance with the order, and the resolution terminates any program that would be in violation of applicable discrimination laws. The Board also included in the resolution a provision empowering me, as the president, to take any further action necessary to comply with state or federal laws, executive orders, or regulations applicable to the University.”

The Trump administration set a deadline for April 21, and the university worked to end the programs before the deadline, he said.

Means said Ball State has been consistent about changing policies in the past to comply with federal law and to resist or be stalwart against this executive order would be hypocritical.

He also acknowledged threats to end federal funding for research grants and other programs, which other universities have suffered as a result of non-compliance.