University Of Texas Sends 66 DEI Administrators Packing Under New Law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got the ball rolling when he defunded DEI programs in all state universities. Texas has picked up the ball and passed similar legislation, which led to the firing of reportedly 66 DEI administrators. The University of Texas at Austin has about 53,000 students, so you can see why it needed so many DEI administrators. University of Texas was forced to lay off 60 DEI employees after SB-17 passed. Nature is healing. What do you call 60 DEI employees getting fired? A good start. The University of Texas at Austin spends more than $13 million annually on diversity, equity and inclusion salaries.Show more

The Faculty Council issued a statement Friday denouncing the firings, noting that "several of our dismissed colleagues were award-winning, some serving more than 25 years at the university, most were from marginalized groups, including LGTBQAIA+ and people of color." Award-winning doesn't mean much with DEI at play. You have to give participation trophies in the name of equity.

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