The academic left is absolutely determined to keep this racket going. It has become an industry within higher ed.
Campus Reform reports:
Millions of dollars spent on DEI at Alabama universities, Claremont Institute reportsA new report by the Claremont Institute reveals plans by Auburn University and the University of Alabama (UA) to implement diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on their campuses.The report, “Going Woke In Dixie?: The progress of DEI at the University of Alabama & Auburn University,” was released July 10, shortly after the Supreme Court declared affirmative action unconstitutional in June.Combined, both institutions currently spend approximately over $5 million annually on DEI programs and personnel, author of the report and Senior Director of State Coalitions at the Claremont Institute Dr. Scott Yenor revealed.Yenor told Campus Reform that both schools have “radicalized their programs since the summer of 2020.”“What was most surprising is that the DEI efforts at Alabama and Auburn focus on the recruitment of black students to their campuses, but since those efforts have accelerated in 2016 and really accelerated in 2020, there are actually fewer blacks at each university,” Yenor said in an email.“This failure, well documented, has not in any way led them to reflect on what they are doing. They consider their DEI programming a great success. It shows that this is not about diversity so much as ideological conformity on campus.”UA unveiled the “Advancing the Flagship” strategic plan in 2016 that emphasizes DEI in recruitment and trainings. This includes “an equity, inclusion and diversity officer that is responsible for the organizational oversight and assessment of plans, programs and activities that enhance equity, inclusion, and diversity,” the plan states.UA made additional DEI expansions in its strategic plans in 2020 and 2022, including hiring more staff whose purpose is to advance DEI initiatives, the Claremont Institute report states. UA spent about $2 million on DEI personnel, excluding program costs and stipend payments.Additional changes include sororities and fraternities being overseen by diversity bureaucrats; athletics being made to show pride in all things LGBTQ+; and task forces to consider renaming buildings and streets and removing monuments around campus, the report states.
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