--- title: Daily Update - April 14, 2026 description: Daily Update - April 14, 2026No Place for Women's and Gender StudiesWatch on YouTubeListen Summary Transcript About Reuel Sample Texas Tech University’s system ... canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-april-14-2026 language: en-GB date: 2026-04-14T13:56:42Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-april-14-2026. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1436 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-april-14-2026. 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[In a statement, Creighton](https://www.morningsun.net/stories/texas-tech-system-leader-cancels-academic-programs-centered-on-sexual-orientation-gender,330471) said he and the system’s regents are “focused on ensuring our academic programs are rigorous, relevant, and produce degrees of value.” While WGS very rarely is awarded as a major at most universities – it is often tacked on as a minor to round out other degrees such as marketing, human resources or law. People with these pedigrees would often find themselves in advocacy groups, specialized law firms, government or right back in the university systems trying to recruit the next generation. Since the main focus of WGS is an almost fanatic defense of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – DEI – for a while graduates with this background were also in somewhat of a demand in the private sector as corporate culture caved to the liberal left. But all that has changed. [According to Sarah Akida](https://blog.ongig.com/diversity-and-inclusion/dei-rollbacks/) – who writes for OnGig and who according to her bio “really believes in the power of equity at work”: \[DEI\] efforts have faced unprecedented challenges in 2025… The ramifications from a branding perspective are yet to be fully understood, but consumers and talent are understandably questioning whether organizations ever believed in the policies in the first place... In other words, Chancellor Crieghton is correct. There is less and less market for those who are focused on gender and race over merit in company policy. While some companies like Apple and CostCo are doubling down on diversity initiatives, most others like Amazon are dropping or severely limiting them. [According to Jennifer Sey](https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/corporate-america-happy-abandon-dei-practices) – who founded XX-XY Athletics: Executive teams are happy to abandon these programs. They're a distraction from the [business](https://www.foxbusiness.com/). It's not complicated, she said, for businesses to simply focus on finding the best employees to "deliver the best results." Meanwhile, UNCW’s College of Humanities continues to offer – for 19 credits – an interdisciplinary minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. Looks like we need another memo. For the Wilmington Standard, I’m Reuel Sample. 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