Arkansas Lawmakers Will Examine DEI Policies in Higher Education
“The study being conducted is to find where DEI is embedded in policy and practice in state universities”
Red states are really starting to put the squeeze on DEI policies. You love to see it.
Campus Reform reports:
Arkansas lawmakers to probe DEI in higher ed
Arkansas lawmakers will conduct a study on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies in higher education Sept. 25 to be completed at the end of 2024.
“The study being conducted is to find where DEI is embedded in policy and practice in state universities,” Republican State Sen. Dan Sullivan told Campus Reform.
Sullivan, co-chair of the higher education subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council, requested the study be done before introducing legislation on the matter in 2025, Higher Ed Dive reported.
Democrat State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, a member of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus, supports Sullivan’s push for the study. “I’m as interested as Sen. Sullivan is in finding out how we are doing as far as making sure that colleges and universities across the state are inclusive of all people,” Chesterfield told Higher Ed Dive.
The study should be conducted because Arkansas is “retrogressing in its commitment to educate its children of color and those who are impoverished,” Chesterfield told Campus Reform.
The University of Arkansas (UA) permanently closed its DEI department Aug. 1 and is sending the DEI resources to other departments, according to an announcement from Chancellor Charles Robinson. The university will give its DEI department employees job opportunities in the offices of Student Success, Student Affairs, and Human Resources. UA will also merge its Office of Equal Opportunity & Compliance with Human Resources.
“It is my belief based on my experience as having served as Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Provost – and now as Chancellor – that we can accomplish better outcomes by reallocating resources into these essential areas,” Robinson said.
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So a black state senator implied that the education of children of color is retrogressing due to DEI. Have we finally found an honest politician, or only one that tells the truth about ONE issue?