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GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed
Associated Press
Frustrated by college diver-
sity initiatives he says are
“fomenting radical and
toxic divisions,” Texas state
Rep. Carl Tepper set out to
put an end to diversity, eq-
uity and inclusion offices in
higher education.
The freshman Republican
lawmaker filed a bill to ban
such offices. Three months
later, he filed a new ver-
sion of the legislation doing
the same thing. The differ-
ence? Tepper switched
the wording to align with a
new model bill developed
by the Manhattan Institute
and Goldwater Institute, a
pair of conservative think
tanks based in New York
and Arizona, respectively.
Republican lawmakers
in at least a dozen states
have proposed more than
30 bills this year target-
ing diversity, equity and
inclusion efforts in higher
education, an Associated
Press analysis found using Missouri state Rep. Doug Richey speaks about his budget amendments prohibiting spending on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
the bill-tracking software during a Missouri House debate at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on March 30, 2023.
Plural. Associated Press
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