The University of Texas System will halt all new diversity, equity, and inclusion policies following increased scrutiny due to their ties to critical race theory.
in the state Senate that would ban DEI programs in higher education institutions.
"Given the clear legislative focus, we have paused any new DEI policies on our campuses and have asked for a report on current policies across all our campuses," Eltife said."This will give our board a chance to review the various policies systemwide. We will await any action from the legislature for implementation by the University of Texas System at the appropriate time, and if needed, the board may consider a uniform DEI policy for the entire UT System.
In a memo to state agencies prohibiting DEI in state hiring practices earlier this month, Abbott chief of staff Gardner Pate said DEI policies have been"manipulated to push policies that expressly favor some demographic groups to the detriment of others." "Rather than increasing diversity in the workplace, these DEI initiatives are having the opposite effect and are being advanced in ways that proactively encourage discrimination in the workplace," Pate said."Illegally adding DEI requirements as a screening tool in hiring practices or using DEI as a condition of employment leads to the exclusion and alienation of individuals from the workplace.
The effort to outlaw DEI policies in Texas higher education mirrors a national trend in Republican-controlled states. Gov. Ron DeSantis has put forward legislation in his state that would ban DEI programs in universities.
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