It’s important to note that faculty members do not drive the creation of courses in gender studies, ethnic studies and the like. To attract those students, universities have created courses that put disciplinary knowledge in the context of the world they will graduate into. DeSantis’s political posturing against his own universities on the national stage is also the work environment for thousands of university professionals in Florida. I spoke with three professors, a union officer and a campus interfaith leader about university life in Florida. Hartley’s work helping students find ways to talk about what they believe in falls under diversity and inclusion.

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Persons: Matt Hartley, “, ”, Hartley’s Organizations: University of North Locations: Florida, University of North Florida, Boston, Palo Alto, Calif