Texas' Controversial Education Bills: A Threat to Diversity and Academic Freedom.

Texas Senate passed a bill that would prohibit public universities and colleges from having DEI offices, using race or ethnicity in hiring, requiring job applicants to make diversity statements, or mandating any training related to race, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Some Democratic senators argued that the NCAA could ban the state’s beloved college athletic programs from participating in its games if Texas moved forward with attempts to do away with DEI efforts. NCAA requires universities to provide “education and training with respect to the creation of [diverse and inclusive] environments.”