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☆ Texas lawmaker says his bill shutting down diversity offices on college campuses will help diversity
  + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Greg Abbott signed a law shutting down diversity offices at state-funded universities. A GOP lawmaker behind the legislation said the "bold" and "forward-thinking" measure will help Texas focus on the "strength of diversity." Creighton's office did not immediately respond when asked how the law will focus schools on "the strength of diversity." It mandates that beginning in January, all state-funded universities must shut down their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, mandatory DEI statements, and diversity training. Any public college or university that doesn't shut down those offices loses its access to state funds, according to the law.
Persons: Greg Abbott, —, Sen, Brandon Creighton, Creighton, Paulette Granberry Russell, Pat Heintzelman Organizations: Texas Gov, GOP, Republican, Service, Texas, National Association of Diversity, Higher, Texas Republicans, Texas Faculty Association, Supreme Locations: Texas
☆ Texas governor signs law shutting diversity offices at public universities
  + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
June 15 (Reuters) - All state-funded colleges and universities in Texas will have to close their diversity, equity and inclusion offices under a measure signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Under the Texas law, signed by Abbott on Wednesday, any public college or university that does not certify it is in compliance with the measure would not be able to spend state funds allocated to it. But Paulette Granberry Russell, president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, said in a statement that the bill's signature marked a "sad occasion for all students at Texas' public universities." She said all students, regardless of race, benefit from having a diverse student body, and that her organization would not stop working for Texas universities to be increasingly accessible and inclusive. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Lubbock, Texas; editing by Donna Bryson and Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Greg Abbott, Abbott, Brandon Creighton, Paulette Granberry Russell, Russell, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Leslie Adler Organizations: Texas, U.S, Supreme, Republican, National Association of Diversity, Higher, Thomson Locations: Texas, Lubbock , Texas
☆ Texas Lawmakers Pass Ban on D.E.I. Programs at State Universities
  + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Audra D. S. Burch | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
The News: Just a day before the Texas legislative session ended, state lawmakers approved a ban on offices and programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at publicly funded colleges and universities. On Sunday, both chambers approved Senate Bill 17, which was sponsored by Brandon Creighton, a Republican state senator. “The days of political oaths, compelled speech, and racial profiling in university hiring are behind us,” Mr. Creighton said in statement. Democratic leaders, college educators and students warned that the bans could have wide repercussions including on the ability to attract and retain students from diverse backgrounds and on the chances of winning research and programming grants. The Texas Conference of American Association of University Professors said in a statement that the bill sends a clear message to the 1.3 million public university and community college students, “that our state is not committed to welcoming students from all backgrounds and to building a public higher education system that is truly inclusive and supportive of all.”
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