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Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion

  • Nebraska GOP senators have introduced bills to address a budget shortfall at the University of Nebraska. The proposed legislation includes ending funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, offices, and faculty training.
  • Supporters argue that cutting these programs will restore academic integrity and intellectual freedom, while opponents believe it will negatively impact education and cause educators and students to leave the university system.
  • Another bill seeks to eliminate the tenure system for college professors, with proponents claiming it will protect conservative views and critics warning it will make faculty recruitment more challenging.
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Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion

Two bills being considered by Nebraska lawmakers mirror those seen across the country targeting diversity initiatives and college professors, The bills before the Legislature’s Education Committee include one that would

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Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion

Two bills being considered by Nebraska lawmakers mirror those seen across the country targeting diversity initiatives and college professors, The bills before the Legislature’s Education Committee include one that would ban diversity, equity and inclus...

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Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives limited at Kentucky colleges under Senate bill

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-backed measure to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky’s public universities won approval from the state Senate on Tuesday after an emotional debate that delved into race relations and what the bill’s sponsor portrayed as the liberal bent on college campuses. The bill cleared the Senate on a 26-7 vote after a nearly two-hour debate, sending the proposal…

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Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives limited at Kentucky colleges under Senate bill

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-backed measure to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky’s public universities has won approval from the state Senate. The bill cleared the Senate on a 26-7 vote Tuesday after an emotional debate, sending the proposal to the House. One Democratic lawmaker predicted the measure will draw a court challenge. Republican Sen. Mike Wilson says his bill would co…

5 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States
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Nebraska GOP bills target college professor tenure and diversity, equity and inclusion

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Scores of people turned out Tuesday to testify well into the night on bills being considered by Nebraska lawmakers that target diversity initiatives and higher education programs, mirroring proposals by Republicans across the country. The bills before the state Legislature’s Education Committee included one that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion — known as DEI — programs and offices at state colleges a…

5 months ago·Panama City, United States
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Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives limited at Kentucky colleges under Senate bill

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A Republican-backed measure to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky's public universities won approval from the state Senate on Tuesday after an emotional debate that delved into race relations and what the bill's sponsor portrayed as the liberal bent on college campuses.

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