​Commentary
Yes, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a measure that will ban the state’s public colleges and universities from spending taxpayer money on “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programs.
Yes, the Texas House just passed a bill that would follow suit, forbidding public institutions of higher learning from funding both DEI training for faculty and staff and requirements that prospective professors and other employees submit statements detailing their commitment to DEI. And yes, about 17 other states, mostly in the South and Midwest, have anti-DEI bills pending in their legislatures.
It all seems like a much-needed move to get rid of programs that, at best, waste employees’ time and, at worst, are essentially woke-indoctrination sessions that foster racial resentment and amount to backdoor preferential hiring, promotion, and even, in the case of higher education, student-grading policies….