In one of the bigger victories of Ron DeSantis’ governorship, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” initiatives are officially dead at the University of Florida.
Senate Bill 266, which was signed into law by DeSantis in 2023, has gone into effect and forced the move. The University of Florida subsequently sent out a memo closing its DEI department and ending all contracts with DEI vendors. More importantly, all staffers who were employed in DEI positions have been fired.
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Off the heels of new state law and rules, University of Florida has nixed its diversity, equity and inclusion staff, also known as DEI.
In an administrative memo, administrators announced that to comply with new Board of Governors rules, it has removed its DEI “positions and administrative appointments” and stopped contracts with DEI-focused…
