DeSantis Cronies Dissolve FL College’s Diversity Office

Vice News reports:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked board of trustees voted to shutter New College’s diversity, equity, and inclusion office on Tuesday, the latest step in its hostile takeover of the school and a harbinger of what Florida’s entire university system could look like in a few months.

The board, which has a majority of DeSantis appointees, voted 9 to 3 to abolish the school’s Office of Outreach and Inclusive Excellence. Christopher Rufo, a rightwing education activist and one of DeSantis’ appointees to the board, argued during the meeting that diversity efforts undermine fairness.

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If DeSantis gets his way—and he likely will—diversity, equity and inclusion efforts will be eliminated from every public college and university in Florida. https://t.co/JEvIHzhANa

— VICE News (@VICENews) March 1, 2023

We are the first university in America to abolish its DEI bureaucracy and restore the principle of colorblind equality.

“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” is a euphemism for left-wing racialist ideology—and it is anathema to a true classical liberal arts education. pic.twitter.com/dryREvPwve

— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) March 2, 2023

Desantis’s new Trustee has big plans for our universities and colleges. pic.twitter.com/HTVtbLDoxl

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) March 1, 2023