UW to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion statements for job applicants as Vos threatens funding cuts

By Sarah Lehr May 11, 2023 1 min read

By Sarah Lehr
Wisconsin Public Radio

Excerpt: The University of Wisconsin will no longer require diversity, equity and inclusion statements from job applicants, UW System President Jay Rothman announced Thursday.
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Medical School Cancels Forum Expected to Criticize Diversity Efforts

By Scott Jaschik May 11, 2023 1 min read

By Scott Jaschik
Inside Higher Ed

Excerpt: The Medical College of Wisconsin cancelled a forum on the “uses and abuses” of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in medicine and science after students and faculty members complained that the forum was not based on science, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
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Texas lawmakers move forward with proposed bans on faculty tenure, diversity offices in public colleges

Texas lawmakers move forward with proposed bans on faculty tenure, diversity offices in public colleges

by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Higher Ed Dive This month, Texas Senate Republicans advanced bills that would prohibit tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, offices. The Senate’s Committee on Education approved the anti-tenure bill last week 9-3, with one lawmaker absent, while its Subcommittee on Higher Education moved the diversity office legislation to the full committee. April 11, 2023 1 min read

This month, Texas Senate Republicans advanced bills that would prohibit tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, offices. The Senate’s Committee on Education approved the anti-tenure bill last week 9-3, with one lawmaker absent, while its Subcommittee on Higher Education moved the diversity office legislation to the full committee.
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DEI Meets East Germany: U.S. Universities Urge Students to Report One Another for ‘Bias’

DEI Meets East Germany: U.S. Universities Urge Students to Report One Another for ‘Bias’

by Iván Marinovic and John Ellis, The Wall Street Journal Anonymous informers have always been a hallmark of totalitarian regimes. Friends, neighbors and even family members are encouraged to inform on those who speak against the regime. This is effective social control: Nowhere is safe to discuss politics, and everyday life is subdued. To this day, when Cubans want to discuss something sensitive, they go into their bathrooms, let the water flow and whisper. April 06, 2023 1 min read

by Iván Marinovic and John Ellis, The Wall Street Journal

Anonymous informers have always been a hallmark of totalitarian regimes. Friends, neighbors and even family members are encouraged to inform on those who speak against the regime. This is effective social control: Nowhere is safe to discuss politics, and everyday life is subdued. To this day, when Cubans want to discuss something sensitive, they go into their bathrooms, let the water flow and whisper.

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Florida bans teaching about gender identity in all public schools

by Hannah Natanson, The Washington Post The Florida Board of Education has forbidden the teaching of gender identity and sexuality throughout all grades in K-12 public schools, extending a nearly year-old legislative ban on such lessons from kindergarten through third grade. April 01, 2023 1 min read

by Hannah Natanson, The Washington Post

The Florida Board of Education has forbidden the teaching of gender identity and sexuality throughout all grades in K-12 public schools, extending a nearly year-old legislative ban on such lessons from kindergarten through third grade.

 

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Do Campus Diversity Offices (DEI) Help Or Harm Diversity?

Do Campus Diversity Offices (DEI) Help Or Harm Diversity?

by Michael Poliakoff, Forbes Magazine March 29, 2023 1 min read

by Michael Poliakoff, Forbes Magazine

In the current legislative session, five state legislatures will review bills that seek to limit or abolish offices on public university campuses known by the catch-all acronym “DEI.” 

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