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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« on: March 01, 2024, 03:59:47 pm »
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF

Lillian Lawson  |  1 Mar 2024  |  2:58 pm EST

The University of Florida announced Friday that it is eliminating all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employee positions.

This change, announced through an emailed administrative memo, comes after the Florida Board of Governors labeled expenditures related to DEI programs as prohibited expenditures.

The memo explains that "to comply with the Florida Board of Governor’s regulation 9.016 on prohibited expenditures, the University of Florida has closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and halted DEI-focused contracts with outside vendors."

The Board of Governors defines DEI as "any program, campus activity, or policy that classifies individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation and promotes differential or preferential treatment of individuals on the basis of such classification."  .  .  .

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/education/campus/2024/03/01/university-of-florida-fires-all-diversity-equity-inclusion-employees/72807436007/
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2024, 04:00:08 pm »
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2024, 04:12:43 pm »
Good Grief the pearl clutchers down here in liberal academia are besides themselves. 

It's a wonderful thing.
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2024, 04:45:25 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on March 01, 2024, 04:12:43 pm
Good Grief the pearl clutchers down here in liberal academia are besides themselves. 

It's a wonderful thing.

Go DeSantis!
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2024, 04:51:19 pm »
Quote from: libertybele on March 01, 2024, 04:45:25 pm
Go DeSantis!

Tumpy won't get no where near what DeSantis has already done.

But all y'all like that big show I guess... Rather than the guy getting it done. *SMH*
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2024, 05:00:01 pm »
Learn to code.
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2024, 05:41:43 pm »
Get the DEI dead weight off the state payroll.

DEI is Nonsense.
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2024, 05:50:45 pm »
Wouldn't it be something if every single state and federal governmental entity - from administrative departments to higher ed to the military - got rid of DEI in its entirety?

I can dream, can't I?
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2024, 06:25:44 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on March 01, 2024, 05:41:43 pm
Get the DEI dead weight off the state payroll.

DEI is Nonsense.
It's beyond nonsense, it is dangerous in a multitude of ways.
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Re: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees will no longer have a job at UF
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2024, 06:46:04 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on March 01, 2024, 05:50:45 pm
Wouldn't it be something if every single state and federal governmental entity - from administrative departments to higher ed to the military - got rid of DEI in its entirety?

I can dream, can't I?

Yes ...but miracles do happen.
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