A little over a year ago Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan to get rid of DEI at Florida Universities. But the University of Florida pushed back a little on that. Last July, Christopher Rufo accused the school of doing its best to hide just how extensive DEI had become.
DeSantis, a Republican, late last year told Florida’s public universities to disclose all government funds spent toward programs, classes and other initiatives related to DEI and the teaching of critical race theory.
In its official reply, the Gainesville-based University of Florida, which has roughly 8,000 academics and 60,000 students, said it runs some 30 to 40 DEI schemes at a cost of more than $5 million per year…
Using Florida’s freedom of information laws, Rufo obtained internal files showing that the university spearheaded 1,018 separate DEI initiatives, focussed on recruitment, training, and even ‘affirming…
