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UT Dallas Closes New Office, Lays Off Employees to Further Comply With Anti-DEI Law

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The university is closing its Office of Campus Resources and Support (OCRS) to comply with Texas' anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) legislation SB 17, which has been signed into law. The office was meant to enhance student community-building and support employees and employee resource groups.

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9 Key Enrollment and AI sessions at the 2024 RNL National Conference

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July is just around the corner, and with summer comes the RNL National Conference , in Dallas (July 23-25). This year’s agenda is set and it full to the brim with sessions that will engage you, inform you, and prepare you to go back to your campus and affect change and advance enrollment.

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State University System of Florida Reports $34.5M in DEI Spending

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Ron DeSantis last month demanded that every public higher education institution file a list of their spending related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and critical race theory. The institution's Diversity and Inclusion Office accounted for just over one million dollars of that spending. Florida Gov.

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Most Students Would Consider Transferring if Their College Abolished DEI Initiatives: Survey

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Over half of students (55%) would consider transferring if their college were to abolish diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. College students are speaking out about the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives on campus in a new BestColleges survey.

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University of Arkansas Dissolves DEI Department

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The institution's diversity, equity, and inclusion office will officially close Aug. The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will shutter its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) department Aug. The university is the latest institution in the U.S. The university is the latest institution in the U.S.

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Florida Student Launches LGBTQ+ Newspaper Despite DeSantis Legislation

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Mary Rasura, a senior at Florida Atlantic University, started OutFAU, a newspaper for the school's LGBTQ+ community, despite statewide legislation defunding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Rasura started the publication in partnership with OutSFL, a local weekly LGBTQ+ newspaper.

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Uncovering UIUC: A Big Ten School with a Lot to Offer

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Founded as one of the original public land-grant universities in 1867, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) prides itself on its pioneering research and all-encompassing educational opportunities. This versatile model allows students to pursue applications of CS in other fields and employ their skills in a range of industries.

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