A committee within the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors has voted in less than four minutes to significantly alter its policy on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The proposed change, which was passed swiftly by the committee with no discussion, aims to eliminate DEI roles and goals, shifting focus to nondiscrimination policies instead. This decision comes in the wake of a ruling that invalidated admissions programs at Harvard and UNC, reflecting a broader trend across states like Texas and Florida to remove DEI offices from public campuses. The new policy will be presented to the full board for a final vote in May. Students have expressed concerns about being excluded from the decision-making process.
Another victory! The Kansas Board of Regents, which governs the state’s universities, just banned mandatory DEI statements for hiring, promotion, and admissions. https://t.co/m5xRjTGNRx
A committee at North Carolina's public university system voted in less than four minutes to reverse and replace a policy related to DEI. If repealed, the UNC system could join other major universities in dismantling their diversity offices. https://t.co/fNriGzzW5r
A University of North Carolina System Board of Governors committee voted in favor of policy that would eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion jobs at NC public universities. There was no discussion. https://t.co/9xQvXJFFG8
Yes, UNC is about to roll back DEI offices. How much things have changed from just two years ago, when the Med School was bragging about DEI. https://t.co/rMbG4VVZkH
University of North Carolina committee scraps DEI goals, roles in dramatic policy shift https://t.co/h4vaAZ8iPc
DEI might be out at the University of North Carolina. A board committee took four minutes to vote to get rid of a policy requiring each campus to have DEI officers. The new policy, focusing on nondiscrimination instead of DEI, goes to the full board for a vote in May. https://t.co/Ngltw3eZIT
UNC System board committee approves policy gutting DEI. Students say they were kept out. https://t.co/N0t1bfxWru
That ruling invalidated the admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, even as red states such as Texas and Florida moved to purge DEI offices from public campuses. https://t.co/O02RN59wrO
North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff https://t.co/xZOyATUN0u
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