{"id":21302,"date":"2024-12-12T01:07:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=21302"},"modified":"2024-12-12T01:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:07:40","slug":"quick-takes-ending-dei-in-academia-nebraska-northern-kentucky-north-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2024\/12\/12\/quick-takes-ending-dei-in-academia-nebraska-northern-kentucky-north-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Takes \u2013 Ending DEI In Academia: Nebraska; Northern Kentucky; North Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: Standing up against wokeness in colleges<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbbYLyOK2vo?si=SNVGaVuqbiXE1iX4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2827\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/commie_pencil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/commie_pencil.jpg 361w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/commie_pencil-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DEI is not welcome at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article\/university-nebraska-lincoln-shuts-dei-office-eliminates-320k-vice-chancellor-position\/26164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln has closed its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office and eliminated its vice chancellor position.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn an email, UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett said to the campus community on Tuesday that the Office of Diversity and Inclusion will be closing, according to the Lincoln Journal-Star.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe change also means the university\u2019s vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion position, held by Marco Barker, will be eliminated come December. Including benefits, Barker\u2019s salary is almost $320,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c$750,000 will also go back into the university\u2019s overall budget, which was previously allocated for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201d\u2018I fully grasp the weight of this decision and its implications,\u2019 Bennett wrote, adding that \u2018a centralized approach to this work is no longer right for our institution.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DEI is not welcome at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article\/northern-kentucky-university-closes-dei-office-amid-nationwide-anti-dei-campaign\/26259\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Kentucky University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNorthern Kentucky University (NKU) recently announced that it will close its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe announcement was made by NKU President Cady Short-Thompson on Aug. 29, who explained: \u2018The circumstances under which universities across the commonwealth and the country find themselves, coupled with the legislative priorities of state leaders for the upcoming session, require universities to change.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018Helping students of all backgrounds to flourish is everyone\u2019s job at NKU and our undeniable commitment to our students\u2019 success remains strong,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cShort-Thompson has defended DEI in the past in front of the Kentucky legislature.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DEI is not welcome at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article\/university-north-texas-removes-dei-based-faculty-groups\/26337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of North Texas<\/a> (mostly).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn compliance with anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) legislation passed in Texas last year, the University of North Texas (UNT) has eliminated minority-oriented and ethnic faculty committees and other employee organizations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMore specifically, faculty senate groups organized for women, minorities, and LGBT-identifying individuals have been removed as a result.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cUNT\u2019s provost, Michael McPherson, stated that the purpose of the reform is to comply with Texas\u2019 anti-DEI law, S.B. 17, but that the university would remain committed to its mission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018Complying with the law does not change our commitment to our people and our mission,\u2019 McPherson reportedly wrote in an email announcing the change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018In consultation with the Office of General Counsel and University Integrity and Compliance,\u2019 McPherson continued, \u2018it has been determined that continuation of these groups creates ongoing issues with the university being in full compliance with the law.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHowever, Texas\u2019 anti-DEI legislation is not entirely comprehensive, UNT media relations director Devyn Case reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018The exceptions to Senate Bill 17 include academic course instruction, research, student organizations, data collection and student recruitment and admissions,\u2019 he argued.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" align=\"center\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" 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