State lawmakers continue to unravel the thread of discrimination leading to university bureaucracies committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
This spring, prepare for more legislators to cobble together provisions that protect students and college employees from DEI’s racial bias.
Last year, public officials in five states—Florida, Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Wisconsin—adopted proposals that put university systems on notice that DEI departments’ discriminatory activities would be shut down.
Florida
After Florida lawmakers adopted proposals in May calling for an end to DEI on college campuses, the state university governing board voted in November to prohibit universities from using taxpayer funds on DEI.
Texas
In Texas, a new state law requires state university administrators to begin shutting down campus DEI offices this year.
State legislators…
