Jazzy  
Posts : 9063 Join date : 2022-08-13 Location : Vermont
| Subject: Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:03 am | |
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- A ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education has led to more than 100 job cuts across university campuses in Texas, a hit echoed or anticipated in numerous other states where lawmakers are rolling out similar policies during an important election year.
Universities throughout Texas rushed to make changes after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the law last year. On April 2, the president of the 52,000-student University of Texas at Austin — one of the largest college campuses in the U.S. — sent an email saying the school was shuttering the Division of Campus and Community Engagement and eliminating jobs in order to comply with the ban, which went into effect on Jan. 1. Full article Thoughts? | |
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Beaky  
Posts : 431 Join date : 2022-08-23 Age : 37 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: Texas' diversity, equity and inclusion ban Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:21 am | |
| opening the door to legally not hire people of colour, sexuality and gender identity | |
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