UF has fired all staff in positions related to DEI.

And he should be congratulated loudly for it.

 

State law does not mean it is morally right. There were better ways in which to handle it.

 

Have at it. I disagree. Emmitt Smith disagrees. And a lot of other folks disagree. Sasse took a side. That will have repercussions.

 

Equally oppurnity is all most ask.

 

Okay. At what level should we seek to achieve equal opportunity? If somebody has a disadvantage, should we actively seek to provide an advantage to try to match that disadvantage? Or just chalk it up to unequal opportunity?

 

I wonder what kinds of cheers he will be receiving from black and Hispanic students (among others) he encounters on campus.

 

lol he doesn’t encounter people on campus much.

 

I'm sure he's not camping out on the Plaza or hanging out at the Chick Fila, but he can't hide out in Tigert or off campus forever.

 

Probably pretty loud, since that's about 27% of the total student population, and I'd guess most of them are high-achieving types who don't see themselves as victims. Add in the Asian students and the noise might be deafening. Good stuff!

 

Your post is the equivalent of "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" I mean, who is the "somebody", what's their "disadvantage", what "advantage" would you propose and at what cost and/or disadvantage to others? A completely vague unanswerable hypothetical.

 

I sure hope so. The WSJ article is a good start. Hopefully other schools will be brave enough to follow suit.

 

Okay, let's say that a racial group was essentially forbidden from graduating a University until 1965. At that point, a series of policies and social issues prevented any sort of large scale restitution for such a policy and hindered upward social and financial mobility. Would that be the sort of thing that would lead to some sort of policy to try to mitigate the prior disadvantage?

 

Buzz! What is affirmative action being implemented around the time of Brown vs. Board of Education? I'll take Social Programs for $200, Alex.

 

admission is only part of the struggle. Retention and graduation are whole different issues. For all students but especially less fortunate and first time in college.

 

So which social programs made up for the inability of generations to go to college, specifically? Also, which one was directed at those actually harmed by this policy, not just the poor in general?

Affirmative action did make sense as a rebalancing effort. But that is gone too. For quite a long time in Florida.

 

McNair Scholars Program - University of Florida
McKnight Doctoral Fellowship - The Graduate School - University of Florida

These programs cover the D the E and the I. They do a really good job taking care of their students (at Uf anyways) Which is why many of them are successful. That and money. Shocking I know. But just an example of programming that’s been around a while.

 

Student government has already spoken out. And they don't share your view of it.
Statement on the elimination of DEI at UF - The Independent Florida Alligator

And oh look, the Black Student Union and the Black Student Leaders at UF both opposed the anti-DEI bill back when it passed last year:
UF community condemns bill defunding DEI initiatives - The Independent Florida Alligator

 

Uh oh the kings and queens of frat land are upset (aka student government). Side note - student body prez is actually a member of the board of trustees so not a total nothing burger when they write these - but mostly a nothing burger. But yeah if the frats aren’t behind you lol. Doubt most of the rest of campus is very happy.

 

Emmitt isn't the only Black alum or student speaking out on social media. But hey, Sasse scored points with the Wall Street Journal and Republicans. Don't know what the plan was with this. Was it to try and appease Tallahassee so they'll look on UF more fondly? Can't see it benefitting them with the majority of faculty or students. And I won't be surprised if there's legal fallout from this.