Kansas Higher Education Struggles To Understand Life Without DEI

The bigger question . . .

Will people treat each other fairly without legislative mandates?!?! The Supreme Court seems to think so. The punchline is that relying upon decency from anyone is for suckers . . . Which is just one more reason to be nice, treat others with respect and appreciate & express gratitude for those sentiments in return. 

But we don't mean to be pessimistic . . . Heck, yesterday we went off on a weird existential tangent about death in order to spice up the endless and STUPID conversation about the next Royals move. 

And so . . . 

We're not gonna overthink this one . . . Given that KU profs can do that for all of us . . . Check-it:

Kansas universities have largely scrubbed their websites for mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion. Many have consolidated or renamed existing offices in an effort to comply with state and federal guidelines.

Last April, the Kansas Board of Regents also prohibited universities from requiring employees to affirm their support of DEI, sometimes called DEI oaths.

Months later, KU renamed and combined several offices, including the Emily Taylor Center, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity. They are now housed together in the Student Engagement Center.

Students and faculty protested the decision, saying it would potentially deplete resources for students from marginalized backgrounds . . .

In response to the recent executive orders, the Lawrence Journal-World reports that KU is also looking to change certain identity-based scholarships.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas universities face pressure to ditch diversity efforts. Experts fear losing years of progress