The board did not directly say it would not vote on disbanding its DEI program, which has reportedly spent $250 million on diversity initiatives since 2016. But members spoke in general terms, warning, “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.”“There are no plans to make any cuts to these programs,” board member Michael Behm said. While there was no vote to defund the program, the decision on faculty diversity statements did alarm proponents of the program. Some states, like Texas and Florida, have banned DEI programs at state-funded universities. Keith Riles, a physics professor at Michigan, said he would like all DEI programs eliminated.

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Persons: Michael Behm, University President Santa J, Ono, Mark Bernstein, Sandra Hubbard, “, Yasin Lowe, Nicholas Love, Donald Trump, Keith Riles, ”, Elon Musk, ” Riles Organizations: University of Michigan, Regents, Blue Guarantee, University President Santa, Fox News, New York Times, Michigan Daily, Faculty Senate, DEI, Movement Locations: Michigan, Texas, Florida