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Florida’s Board of Governors voted Wednesday to ban state spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs across all public universities in the state – the latest move taking aim at higher education DEI spending in the United States.

The well-being of minority groups should be an important societal concern that draws together communities with varying perspectives on how to best offer support. In recent years, this approach has largely been taken for granted as a prudent pathway for supporting the economic advancement of various minority groups in American institutions. Many who advocate for DEI efforts have altruistic intentions, but too often such heartfelt advocacy overlooks long-term implications.

Over the past two years, as Ishan Bhabha and his colleagues at the law firm Jenner & Block prepared briefs for the affirmative action case the Supreme Court ruled on last year, Bhabha had a realization: If higher education institutions like Harvard were the first target of litigation about diversity, equity and inclusion, America’s corporate boardrooms were probably next. Bhabha began working with dozens of Fortune 500 companies to evaluate their diversity programs and ensure that they were on s

In late 2022, a group of conservative activists and academics set out to abolish the diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Texas’ public universities. They linked up with a former aide to the state’s powerful lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick, who made banning DEI initiatives one of his top priorities. Setting their sights on well-known schools like Texas A&M, they researched which offices and employees should be expunged. A well-connected alumnus conveyed their findings to the A&M chancell

Rep. Katy Hall’s bill, HB261, would outlaw diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. But not cultural centers, student groups and most school trainings. Here are the details