DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges

DeSantis Wants to Defund Florida Colleges That Have Programs on Diversity

The Florida governor described lessons on equity and inclusion as "political window dressing" in a statement on Tuesday.

Ron DeSantis announces plan to block DEI programs in state colleges

The Florida governor’s latest attack comes on the heels of a ban on an AP course in African American studies in high schools

Desantis axes diversity programs in higher-ed reforms package

Florida's governor announces new reforms he says will draw in more students for their college studies.

DeSantis seeks to ban 'discriminatory' diversity programs in state colleges

Photo: Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he intends to block state universities from having diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and programs. On Tuesday (January 31), DeSantis announced plans to ban colleges from spending money on DEI programs in hopes that such initiatives “wither on the vine” without funding, per CNN. “It really serves as an ideological filter, a political filter,” the governor said Tuesday during …

DeSantis pushes ban on diversity programs in state colleges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced plans to block state colleges from having programs on diversity, equity and inclusion, and critical race theory in his latest step onto the front lines of the nation’s culture wars. The Republican governor debuted the proposal as part of a larger, higher education legislative […]

Ron DeSantis targets diversity programs, tenured professors in "unhinged"​ attack on higher ed

DeSantis vowed to cut all funding for programs he believes are "ideological."