Do No Harm Publishes Open Letter Urging Social Work Accreditor to Ditch DEI Standards

Today, Do No Harm published an open letter to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), an accrediting body for social work education programs, requesting the organization remove DEI mandates from its accreditation standards.

The letter identifies numerous examples of DEI-related concepts that CSWE forces programs to inject into their curricula. Do No Harm urges CSWE to commit to removing all references to anti-racism, DEI, and other related concepts from its accreditation standards, and requests a response by June 13, 2026.

Read the full letter below.

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