Spending on DEI has taken away valuable resources that could have been committed to supporting more students and improving education outcomes. Author Helen Raleigh profile The University of Florida recently announced it would end the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) bureaucracy on campus. More universities should follow suit.
Last May, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 266, the so-called anti-woke law, prohibiting institutions from spending federal or state dollars on discriminatory initiatives, such as DEI programs. A month later, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a similar bill into law for the Lone Star State.
In compliance with Florida’s anti-woke law, the University of Florida, the state’s largest public university, said it would fire all DEI staff, shut down its DEI office, and suspend DEI contracts with outside vendors. The university will redistribute its $5 million-a-year DEI budget to a faculty recruitment […]
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