The University of North Carolina (UNC) may scrap its DEI positions, at a university governance committee meeting on Wednesday, following the lead of Florida and Texas.
Another state university system is moving to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion requirements and roles from its campuses, as part of a growing backlash to DEI ideology in schools across the country. The University of North Carolina board of governors committee will meet Wednesday to vote on a policy that would repeal and replace the system's existing diversity and inclusion policy, WRAL News reported. Seventeen college campuses within the UNC system would be affected by the decision.
The university has already taken steps to cut DEI from its campuses. Fox News Digital previously reported that the school voted to ban DEI statements and compelled speech from admission, hiring, promotion and tenure in February. If the new measure is approved, UNC could follow the lead of Texas and Florida, where DEI positions were slashed from public universities to comply with state laws.
In March, the University of Florida fired all employees and administrative appointments for its DEI offices. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who championed eliminating DEI from public institutions in his state, said he hoped others would follow Florida's example. 'DEI is toxic and has no place in our public universities. I’m glad that Florida was the first state to eliminate DEI and I hope more states follow suit,' DeSantis said.
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