Board of Supervisors at Louisiana State U. Eliminating Some DEI Programs

Board of Supervisors at Louisiana State U. Eliminating Some DEI Programs

This is the way things are going all over the country. DEI is on its way out.

The Louisiana Illuminator reports:

LSU to further dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs

The LSU Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Thursday to eliminate some diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in its university system.

The resolution was vaguely listed on the meeting agenda and not included in the information packet provided to board members and the public in advance of the meeting. University spokespeople did not respond to requests for the document from the Illuminator.

The resolution, made public only moments before the board voted on it, passed without objection, though every Black board member except for Chairman Jimmie Woods — Collis Temple, James Williams and Valencia Jones — left the meeting before the resolution was voted on.

“LSU looks for intellectually curious and academically gifted students to be admitted to our school no matter their race, ethnicity or financial background,” Woods said in a statement after the board meeting. “Today the board adopted a resolution to codify as policy the principles outlined by the supreme court ruling.”

Woods was referencing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which held that race-based affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional.

While the decision is limited to college admissions, some ultra-conservative politicians have tried to use the case to limit DEI programs in public and private organizations. Woods declined to respond to questions from a reporter as to the legal reasoning behind adopting the resolution.

The resolution requires LSU to conduct a comprehensive review of all of its “programs and bureaucracies” in which classifications are maintained based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, political views or national origin. The measure specifically names diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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