Florida's Higher Education Overhaul Sparks Concerns Over Diversity and Inclusion.

Lawmakers in Florida are proposing changes to higher education that could impact diversity and equity programs, ban certain courses and majors involving gender and ethnic studies, race, and "identity politics," and eliminate the consideration of diversity in hiring at public universities. Students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, the state's only public historically Black university, fear that these changes could upend their education and the legacy of their institution. They worry that the proposed changes could jeopardize the safe space that HBCUs provide and erase important history.