Kansas DEI Vs. CRT: What's The Difference?!?

An academic conversation . . . 

"DEI has generally been viewed as a framework for promoting fair treatment among all people. CRT has referred to the academic examination of systemic racism in legal and social institutions.

"John Yeary, interim president and CEO of the Board of Regents, said it was no small feat to find consensus on the statement regarding how state university faculty and students should address DEI and CRT in the classroom.

" 'There were lots of competing ideas and interests,' Yeary said. 'Those have all been weighed and vetted.'

"he statement approved by the Board of Regents to comply with House Bill 2513 said DEI content referred to establishment and promotion of preferential treatment of people based on race, color, gender, ethnicity or national origin. In terms of CRT, the Board of Regents’ said the subject would be defined as institutionally engrained racism characterized by faculty promoting that concept through indoctrination instead of scholarly study.

"he Board of Regents’ policy said classroom discussion of race, racism or the history of the civil rights movement wouldn’t be considered DEI or CRT content at state universities."

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