Since January, when SB 17 took effect, colleges across Texas have shut down diversity, equity and inclusion programs. FOX 7's Rudy Koski spoke to UT faculty about why they believe DEI should remain.
In this edition of Texas: The Issue Is, the issue is the DEI purge pushback. Since January, when SB 17 took effect, college administrators all across Texas have been shutting down diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In response to that, members of a faculty labor union rallied at the University of Texas here in Austin, calling on school leaders to stop the rollback. FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski spoke to two members about why they believe some form of DEI should remain on every campus.
We need to keep working at equity and inclusion, and we need to acknowledge how many different kinds of people we have in Texas, how many different kinds of students we have. And we need to work to support each other. And we need staff who help us do that as well. RUDY KOSKI: There are people who will say, Texas already is doing that. We recognize we're diverse, and we recognize people should be treated fairly.
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