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Recent caterwauling by the University of Alabama chapter of the American Association of University Professors in response to legislative efforts to regulate university governance would have you believe UA’s faculty numbers have dwindled after anti-DEI legislation, but the numbers tell a different story.
In the third legislative session since passing Alabama’s divisive concepts bill in 2023, lawmakers and universities alike are still working toward the goal of ending radical ideology and discriminatory practices, including those masked under programs to promote “diversity, equity, and inclusion" that have been commonplace on campuses nationwide.
As previously reported by 1819 News, Auburn University is taking steps to ensure that its faculty and teaching staff comply with the state law.
University of West Alabama president Todd Fritch responded to a video showing the school’s dean of students admitting UWA is looking for loopholes to get around Alabama’s law banning taxpayer resources from funding DEI offices and training in public universities.
State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) was one of the lawmakers instrumental in passing the state’s DEI ban that went into effect last October.
An evidentiary hearing is underway this week in the case against Alabama’s law prohibiting state funding for divisive concepts.
The state of Alabama is trying to dismiss the federal lawsuit challenging Alabama's 2024 law banning taxpayer-funded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices and training after University of Alabama staff and students filed suit.
The Alabama Republican Party recently announced its list of legislative priorities as Alabama’s lawmakers gather in Montgomery to begin the 2025 legislative session.
State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) weighed in on the Huntsville City Council's vote to rename the city's Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion to its previous title, Office of Multicultural Affairs, in accordance with President Donald Trump's executive order dismantling DEI.
Last year, Alabama’s ban on "divisive concepts" and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) went into effect. One purpose of the bill is to protect students from coursework that advocates for or requires assent to a divisive concept.