UT-Austin lays off employees to comply with Texas’ DEI ban

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The University of Texas at Austin is cutting its DEI staff to comply with state law

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The University of Texas at Austin is eliminating an unknown number of diversity, equity and inclusion staff positions and closing its department focused on access and belonging on campus, university President Jay Hartzell said in a letter addressed to the campus community and sent to CNN on Tuesday. The staffing cuts come as the university works to comply with the state’s anti-DEI law, or SB17, that bans publi…

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UT-Austin lays off employees to comply with Texas’ DEI ban

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UT Austin laying off dozens of DEI employees, reports say

Several sources have confirmed with KXAN News that at least 20 employees from the University of Texas at Austin — who worked within the realm of diversity, equity and inclusion — have been terminated. In an email to the campus on April 2, UT President Jay Hartzell said the university has “eliminated” its positions and programs under the Division of Campus and and Community Engagement. This is due to Senate Bill 17, “which prohibits many activiti…

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University Of Texas Lays Off Dozens Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Staff To Comply With Red State Crackdown

The University of Texas at Austin will lay off dozens of staff with diversity, equity and inclusion portfolios in compliance with a new state law.

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University of Texas at Austin Closes DEI Office After Warning Letter to Comply With Law

The University of Texas at Austin has laid off employees who worked in the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. UT Austin’s President Jay Hartzell announced Tuesday that some staff members’ positions were eliminated following an evaluation of the university’s programs affected by Senate Bill 17, which bans DEI offices, policies, programs, and activities at state-funded institutions of higher learning. “The positions that pro…