According to an email to staff, Fred Hutch had to immediately end its DEI programs "due to several significant federal grant applications that must be submitted to agencies."

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is ending its diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) initiatives to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending federal funding to agencies that have DEI programs.

Fred Huch Cancer Center told staff on Thursday that it will dismantle its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, according to an email obtained by The Stranger.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center will end its DEI programs to retain federal funding, raising concerns about diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.