New Florida bill would ban diversity, inclusion programs on university campuses



A new Florida bill would ban programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in colleges and universities across the state.

House Bill 999, or the Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions, bans colleges from financially supporting “any programs or campus activities that espouse diversity, equity, or inclusion or Critical Race Theory rhetoric.”

The language has led to concerns that Black fraternities and sororities will be barred from Florida campuses under the proposed legislation.
".....concerns that Black fraternities and sororities will be barred from Florida campuses under the proposed legislation." One could live in hope. But I doubt that that will happen.

State Sen. Shevrin Jones (D) told Jasmine Burney-Clark, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha and founder of Equal Ground Florida, said in an Instagram live ahead of Monday’s debate in the House that the bill is “so vague that HBCUs or other institutions period who have a Black fraternities and sororities on their campuses can practically say we will no longer be supporting you on our campuses based off of this law.”
ha ha ha LOL

The bill bans courses “based on unproven, theoretical, or exploratory content” and majors in women’s studies or gender studies.

It forbids state schools from using diversity, equity and inclusion statements, critical race theory rhetoric “or other forms of political identity filters as part of the hiring process,” including as part of applications for promotion and tenure.
Sounds good.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...sity-campuses/

Just blame Ron DeSantis and calls him a RAYCISSSS!

DeSantis vs. diversity: Blacklists have universities playing defense as Republicans attack


That mission earned the annual event a spot on a blacklist of university and college programs that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis describes as “discriminatory” efforts, which, he joked, have the same educational value as a degree in “Zombie Studies.”
The roster of “initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory” — also referred to as DEI and CRT — was compiled by public colleges and universities in January, under orders from DeSantis’ office. The sweeping directive, which provided no instructions for interpreting what constitutes DEI or CRT, yielded a grab bag of hundreds of student organizations, mentorship programs, community outreach initiatives, offices dedicated to federal compliance and a seemingly random assortment of classes — including “American History to 1877,” “Topics in Buddhism,” and “Classical Perspectives on Dance.”
https://archive.is/dWUGW#selection-1591.0-1619.28