1y ago

University of Florida terminating all diversity, equity and inclusion positions

www.theguardian.com

Move is to comply with state law passed by Governor Ron DeSantis that prohibits public funding of DEI programs

Archived version: https://archive.ph/2NkY3

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“Higher education must return to its essential foundations of academic integrity and the pursuit of knowledge instead of being corrupted by destructive ideologies,” Florida’s commissioner of education, Manny Diaz Jr, said. The actions, he added, would ensure taxpayer money won’t be spent on DEI and “radical indoctrination that promotes division in our society”.
This is coming from a commissioner of education? Wow I am glad I don't live in the US.
- Appointed position. Which was a change that voters voted for. It's all stupid all the way down.
  
  I agree. I fully support DEI programs. But what I don't understand is how some of these positions end up being filled by rabid lunatics that end up saying the most bizarre shit, that ends up fueling these kind of changes.
  We need to fix the system, but a the people that enjoyed the actual benefits of the privilege are not the ones affected by the current changes. And the goal should be to lift all, and not push some down.
- Well, it is a rather divisive ideology, simply as a matter of fact.
  Here's New Jersey, not exactly a Republican stronghold:
  Overall, 42% of employed New Jersey adults considered diversity among their peers “essential,” 29% said it was “important but not essential,” and 28% said “not essential.” While 64% of employed Democrats regarded it as “essential,” only 42% of employed independents and a mere 17% of employed Republicans echoed this sentiment; 52% of Republicans say it is “not important,” compared to 9% of Democrats.
  
  71% of all adults say DEI is important but your take is that it's a divisive topic?
- Be glad you don't live in Florida. The U.S. has sane States.
- promotes division
  You just gotta love that "we're trying to have everyone be treated equally" gets spun as promoting division. It's the exact fucking oppost
- Just curious which part of this statement makes you happy that you are not in US?
  
  The part where he calls diversity and inclusion a destructive ideology or radical indoctrination. I wouldn't want my education officials saying stuff like that.
- Lol and florida calls itself the "education state"
As an autist i am not explicitly targeted by facism but i have always been aware of how these dominoes fall.
After lgbt and people of color i am next in line.
Fuck this Nazi scum
I am about as far away as one can be from Florida while still residing in the US, and it’s just not far enough.
- No, no... just kick them all out of the land.
- Hawaii?
jesus christ this is vile
- Christians: “#Hegetsus! Jesus had a diverse group of friends and loved everyone!”
  Also Christians:
The crazy thing is how they don't see how this will only make the view of those educated in Florida as less than that of say NY. Companies like, Google, are pretty selective and if this part of their education is gone this isn't going to give anyone a leg up in the selection process but rather will explain why graduates from FL have a harder time getting along with, relating to, and working with their team members.
- Not going to lie, if I had an application on my desk that came from a Floridian, I'd check them very closely to see if they're sane. Besides potentially having a lacking education.
Florida and Texas need to be thrown out.
- I sometimes look at the states that constituted the CSA and realize I wouldn’t really miss much if were kicked them all out
  
  What problem does that solve? You're effectivelty advocating for them to be free to make their own laws and decisions like is already being done here.
Soo let me get this right. These programs made it easier for people of certain races or gender to apply to the university? And they got rid of that? How is it bad in any way?
- Privilege is a thing you know. Being fair doesn't mean letting the one with the headstart just run and wait for others to catch up.
  
  Instead you give people a head start based on the color of their skin or the genitals that they posses. Both things irrellevant to academic progress.
- Guess we don't fix racism with more racism. Meritocracy FTW. It is already illegal to discriminate by race, Federally. Smart people can come from any race.
  If I am reading the source right, it is not stopping people from applying for jobs. It is getting rid of DEI departments. Which could or likely have white hires, too.
  In Harvard, they were making up lies about Asian applicants and their characters in order to prop up black student's lower scores via personality traits, which was well, DEI in action. This part did not make the news much.
  This was found in the court case through discovery, everyone should read it. It was wild, and seemingly the main reason and drive why Affirmative Action was cancelled and overturned.
  Road to hell paved with good intentions and all that jazz.
  
  The sad part is, people here seem to not agree with that, instead supporting what essentially is racism and prefferrential treatment.
- I'm okay with them considering things other than strictly academics. It should be up to the uni to decide what kind of institution they want to be.
  
  Would you be okay when they said "whites only" then?
- Do you think that people's behaviour is due to culture or genetics?
  
  Both, actually. Genes and experiences are both responsible for elements inside human behaviour.
  
  That doesn't have to do with the topic at hand. Universities should be meritocracies, with the best of the best earning doctorates / degrees / positions. There shouldn't be a situation where someone goes "well, your scores are better, but he is black so he gets the position"
- What a giant load of right wing bullshit you're spewing.
  You know full well what's wrong with this, stop lying, stop pretending
Meatball Ron, now with extra salt
The "Marketplace of Ideas" in action
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Might as well have Brendan Small and his cadre of death metal musicians be governor of Florida now.
Let's all focus on DEI instead of making everyone prosperous and educated.

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