"University of Florida Cuts All DEI Positions Under New GOP Law"
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The University of Florida is eliminating its chief diversity officer position and scrapping its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) program due to a new law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, redirecting $5 million earmarked for the DEI program into a faculty recruitment fund. The move eliminates 13 staff jobs and administrative appointments for 15 faculty members, with the legislation aiming to end "woke" policies in education. Critics view this as an out-of-touch attempt to tackle a non-existent problem, while more Republican-led legislatures around the country are pushing about 50 similar anti-DEI bills this year.
- U. of Florida axes DEI office under GOP-led law aimed at ridding similar programs NPR
- NFL legend Emmitt Smith rips University of Florida for eliminating DEI positions Fox News
- UF eliminates diversity office; will steer money to faculty recruitment instead Tampa Bay Times
- University of Florida terminating all diversity, equity and inclusion positions The Guardian US
- University of Florida Eliminates All D.E.I.-Related Positions The New York Times
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