University of Florida Fires All DEI Staff, Reallocates $5 Million DEI Fund

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The University of Florida has fired its DEI staff, dissolved DEI positions, and is reallocating its $5 million DEI budget for other purposes.

The University of Florida announced that itโ€™s firing all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff in order to comply with new state rules that prohibit DEI-related expenditures in the stateโ€™s college system.

Officials at the University of Florida announced the decision in a March 1 administrative memo, which indicates that the educational institution โ€œhas closed the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and halted DEI-focused contracts with outside vendors.โ€

The firings are motivated by the introduction of a new rule in January that restricts the allocation of public funds for DEI initiatives within Floridaโ€™s college system.

The Florida Board of Education, which introduced the new rule, said in a statement that the move would โ€œensure that taxpayer funds can no longer be used to promote DEI on Floridaโ€™s 28 state college campuses.โ€

The University of Florida memo says that the people impacted by the DEI-related firings will get 12 weeks of pay. They are also โ€œallowed and encouragedโ€ to apply for different positions at the university, with officials promising โ€œexpedited considerationโ€ and fast-tracking of interviews.

In addition to the firings and the halting of DEI-related contracts with vendors, the University of Florida will also reallocate its roughly $5 million DEI budget into a faculty recruitment fund.

โ€œThe University of Florida isโ€”and will always beโ€”unwavering in our commitment to universal human dignity,โ€ the memo states. โ€œAs we educate students by thoughtfully engaging a wide range of ideas and views, we will continue to foster a community of trust and respect for every member of the Gator Nation.โ€

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacted to news of the DEI-related changes at the University of Florida in a post on X.

โ€œFlorida is where DEI goes to die,โ€ wrote Mr. DeSantis, who has been a vocal critic of DEI and related initiatives.

Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA, a conservative student movement, called attention to the University of Floridaโ€™s move and encouraged other states to take similar actions.

โ€œConservatives are finally fighting back. Every red state must follow suit as soon as humanly possible. This is the way,โ€ Mr. Kirk wrote in a post on X.

Byย Tom Ozimek

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