After much anticipation, University of Michigan’s Board does not vote on defunding DEI
Following demonstrations on campus to preserve the troubled program, the University of Michigan Board of Regents did not vote on whether to defund its diversity, equity, and inclusion program during its year-end meeting on Thursday.
However, in a major shift for the university, the Board decided to stop requiring diversity statements from faculty members when they are hired or promoted.
The Board of Regents at the University of Michigan did not explicitly state that it would not vote to end the DEI program, which has allegedly spent $250 million on diversity initiatives since 2016. However, members used generic language when speaking, cautioning that not everything you read online is reliable.
According to board member Michael Behm, there are no intentions to reduce these programs in any w...