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submitted 8 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Earlier this month, the University of Florida closed its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminating 13 full-time DEI positions and 15 administrative appointments. This came after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill called the Stop Woke Act last year, which prohibits the use of state funds for any DEI programs.

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[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 42 points 8 months ago

Oh, man. Now the shit will hit the fan. That's a ton of money going bye-bye, lol.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

If those athletes leave. There's free education and bribes in Florida college sports

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Believe it or not, not everything is about money. Minority students really do spend time thinking about personal safety when weighing college options.

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

That's everywhere, lol.

[-] appel@whiskers.bim.boats 8 points 8 months ago

Might as well call it the "I'm a Massive Racist Bill" what a joke

[-] bouldering_barista@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

It's time for a 'Stop Bigots Act' to keep idiots like Desantis from taking our country backwards

[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

DeNazi is hellbent on turning Florida into a whites only club.

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