Legislatures in multiple states are advancing measures that would restrict how race, gender and sexuality are taught or discussed in higher education classrooms. Proposals in states such as Iowa and Kansas would ban certain content in required courses, eliminate DEI offices and limit diversity-related hiring and training—placing colleges between state political pressure and institutional autonomy. If enacted, these laws could reshape curriculum oversight, faculty hiring practices and academic freedom protections, and complicate accreditors’ and the Department of Education’s assessments of institutional compliance. Campus leaders and legal counsel must now map curricular changes, review faculty governance procedures and prepare for potential litigation or federal attention.