Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.
The focus this time: The death of open DEI?
First, a little mood music:
Carrying on…
The University of Alabama is getting ahead of a coming anti-DEI law by preemptively shutting down it’s de jure offices.
“The University of Alabama System will terminate its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices following the passage of a state law that cracks down on DEI programs.
“The University of Alabama System revealed Tuesday that the main University of Alabama campus at Tuscaloosa, as well as the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, will be shuttering their DEI initiatives.
“S.B. 129, Alabama’s anti-DEI bill signed into law on March 20, bans ‘divisive concepts’ that teach that ‘any race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, or national origin is inherently superior or inferior.’
“Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said at the time: ‘My Administration has and will continue to value Alabama’s rich diversity, however, I refuse to allow a few bad actors on college campuses – or wherever else for that matter – to go under the acronym of DEI, using taxpayer funds, to push their liberal political movement counter to what the majority of Alabamians believe.’
“The University of Alabama’s decision to shut down its DEI offices preempted the law’s taking effect on Oct. 1.”
