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McDonald’s Retires Some Diversity Goals in Latest Corporate Retreat

-- McDonald’s Corp. is revamping its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, becoming the latest large company to change its strategy as the once-ubiquitous goals come under pressure from conservative advocates. The company will no longer set “aspirational representation goals” and will instead continue to “embed inclusion practices” into its day-to-day business, the burger chain said in a post on …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas university leaders say hundreds of positions, programs cut to comply with DEI ban

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Texas universities eliminated or changed …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas university leaders say hundreds of positions, programs cut to comply with DEI ban

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas universities eliminated or changed hundreds of jobs in recent months in response to one of the nation’s most sweeping bans on diversity programs on college campuses, school officials told lawmakers Tuesday. In the fullest public accounting of the new Texas law to date, the head of the University of Texas system announced that its nine academic …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law without her signature. Laura Kelly also vetoed a bill with bipartisan support to increase the penalties for killing a law enforcement dog or horse, a move that the GOP …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas’ diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — A ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than 100 job cuts across university campuses in Texas, a hit echoed or anticipated in numerous other states where lawmakers are rolling out similar policies during an important election year. Texas’ anti-DEI law, which Abbott enthusiastically signed last year, prohibits training and …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Gov. Evers vetoes $3 billion Republican tax cut, wolf hunting plan, DEI loyalty ban

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 41 bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature on Friday — rejecting a $3 billion Republican tax cut, political loyalty pledges for higher education employees, and a plan setting how many wolves can be hunted each year. Evers also vetoed a bill that would have allowed school boards to hire superintendents who …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama governor signs bill barring diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public schools, universities and state agencies and prohibit the teaching of “divisive concepts” including that someone should feel guilty because of their race or gender. “This regressive measure undermines the strides we’ve made in cultivating an inclusive society in Alabama …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP Kentucky House votes to defund diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities

Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky House voted Friday to choke off funding for diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities following an impassioned debate that had a GOP lawmaker dismissing DEI efforts as a failure and Democrats defending them as pillars of support for students from underrepresented groups. It would prohibit the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, which oversees …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Indiana lawmakers send GOP bill targeting tenure to governor’s desk

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers in Indiana granted final approval Thursday to a bill that would impose new regulations on tenure for faculty at public colleges and universities. It would establish a post-tenure review process to be conducted every five years and create a policy preventing faculty from gaining tenure or promotions if they are “unlikely to foster a culture of …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion

Associated Press

Scores of people turned out Tuesday to testify well into the night on bills being considered by Nebraska lawmakers that target diversity initiatives and higher education programs, mirroring proposals by Republicans across the country. The bills before the state Legislature’s Education Committee included one that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion — known as DEI — programs and offices at …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Associated Press

Utah’s governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. Headed into the final year of his first term, Cox has shifted to the right on “diversity, equity and inclusion.” After vetoing a ban on transgender students playing in girls sports in …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida board bans use of state, federal dollars for DEI programs at state universities

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The board that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities voted Wednesday to ban using state or federal dollars for diversity programs or activities, aligning with a law signed last spring by Republican Gov. The new law bans the use of taxpayer money to fund programs that promote “differential or preferential treatment of individuals, or classifies such individuals on …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Does Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes

Associated Press

With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University celebrated a diverse new chapter in its history with its June hiring of Kathleen McElroy. Just days later, McElroy’s tenure offer unraveled after the university buckled under backlash from Texas Scorecard, a conservative website, and an unspecified group of individuals close to the university who …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Black lawmakers in Texas criticize bill that seeks to ban DEI offices in higher education

CNN

CNN — The Texas House passed a bill Monday aimed at banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public colleges and universities, a move that Black leaders say will halt progress and stifle future research funding. Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, a Democrat representing San Antonio and vice chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, said the legislation would take away resources …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Texas Senate approves bill that would ban diversity programs in public universities

Raw Story

April 19, 2023 "Texas Senate approves bill that would ban diversity programs in public universities" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. After hours of contentious debate, the Texas Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would largely restrict …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Republican states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher education

Firstpost

Rep. Carl Tepper of Texas decided to abolish diversity, equality, and inclusion offices in higher education because he was upset with college diversity initiatives that he said were “fomenting radical and toxic divisions.” The Republican lawmaker’s first measure was to outlaw these positions. During a recent Missouri House debate, Republican Rep. Doug Richey put forth a series of budget amendments …

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1 year, 8 months ago

GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed

Associated Press

Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity, equity and inclusion offices in higher education. Republican lawmakers in at least a dozen states have proposed more than 30 bills this year targeting diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in higher education, an Associated …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Republicans Across The U.S. Are On A Crusade To Eliminate College Diversity Programs

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans have already made critical race theory, a college-level academic theory that examines the role of institutional racism in American society, the boogeyman du jour for conservative parents across the country. But other GOP-controlled states like Iowa and Texas are introducing bills that will ban DEI efforts, programs and initiatives in their respective states, smearing them as …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: Three little letters that have Florida’s Ron DeSantis on the attack

CNN

Editor’s Note: Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the Ford Foundation professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, or IARA. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at Harvard Kennedy School Erica Licht Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at Harvard Kennedy School Now DeSantis is going a step …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Florida governor backs ban on diversity lessons in state colleges

Al Jazeera

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida in the southeast United States, has announced plans to block state colleges from having programmes on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as critical race theory. DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has heavily criticised critical race theory, which examines systemic racism, along with programmes about diversity, equity and inclusion, commonly known as …

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2 years, 4 months ago

North Dakota School Board Backtracks On Pledge Of Allegiance Ban

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING FARGO, N.D. — The school board in North Dakota’s most populous city reversed course Thursday on its decision to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at its monthly meetings, following complaints from the state’s conservative governor and lawmakers along with widespread bashing from citizens around the country. The new board agreed with member Seth Holden, who said …

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McDonald’s Retires Some Diversity Goals in Latest Corporate Retreat

Texas university leaders say hundreds of positions, programs cut to comply with DEI ban

Texas university leaders say hundreds of positions, programs cut to comply with DEI ban

Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs

Texas’ diversity, equity and inclusion ban has led to more than 100 job cuts at state universities

Gov. Evers vetoes $3 billion Republican tax cut, wolf hunting plan, DEI loyalty ban

Alabama governor signs bill barring diversity, equity and inclusion programs

GOP Kentucky House votes to defund diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities

Indiana lawmakers send GOP bill targeting tenure to governor’s desk

Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion

Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Florida board bans use of state, federal dollars for DEI programs at state universities

Does Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes

Black lawmakers in Texas criticize bill that seeks to ban DEI offices in higher education

Texas Senate approves bill that would ban diversity programs in public universities

Republican states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher education

GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed

Republicans Across The U.S. Are On A Crusade To Eliminate College Diversity Programs

Opinion: Three little letters that have Florida’s Ron DeSantis on the attack

Florida governor backs ban on diversity lessons in state colleges

North Dakota School Board Backtracks On Pledge Of Allegiance Ban