This same tactic was just recently adopted at the University of Tennessee. Changing the wording doesn’t change the policy. They’re not fooling anyone.
The College Fix reports:
Ohio’s Kent State U. rebrands DEI efforts as lawmakers debate bill to outlaw itKent State University has embedded DEI efforts throughout its academics and programming in recent years, creating a new Division of People, Culture and Belonging and adding administrators, faculty, and projects centered around the ideology, a College Fix analysis found.The new division, established in September, merged the Human Resources department and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices. The rebranding came as Buckeye State lawmakers considered legislation to ban mandatory DEI in higher education.What’s more, Amoaba Gooden’s new title is vice president of the Division of People, Culture and Belonging, according to her faculty bio. She previously served as vice president of the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department.Although the higher education bill recently stalled in the state House, Senate Republican leaders have vowed to keep fighting to pass it.Sen. Jerry Cirino, the lead sponsor of the bill, told News 5 Cleveland last week that he believes there is “tremendous support in the House.” His office did not respond to The College Fix’s requests in the past week for an update on the bill and questions about the rebranding of Kent State’s diversity office.Kent State media relations also did not respond to several requests for comment this week from The Fix, including questions about the legislation and the name change.In the meantime, the university remains dedicated to DEI.Each of its 11 colleges employ diversity officers, according to the university’s website. These individuals – some faculty, some staff – “advocate for students of color and underrepresented student populations within their college,” it states.
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