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Really feel good story of the day.
The College of Florida fired all of its range, fairness and inclusion (DEI) workers in response to a brand new state regulation that prohibits schools from utilizing state or federal funds for a Marxist program.
The memo states, “To adjust to Florida Board of Governors Regulation 9.016 on prohibited expenditures, the College of Florida has closed the Workplace of the Chief Variety Officer, eradicated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and made exterior DEI-focused contracts with distributors have been placed on maintain.” ,
BREAKING: College of Florida has fired all DEI-related workers. The conservative counter-revolution has begun. pic.twitter.com/Lx0IAx0JHD
– Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) 1 March 2024
WCJB reported:
The College of Florida is shedding all staff in positions associated to range, fairness and inclusion (DEI), based on a memo despatched Friday. This follows passage of a state regulation focusing on faculty funds to be spent on DEI in 2023.
UF officers say they’ve closed the workplace of the chief range officer, eradicated DEI positions and administrative appointments, and halted DEI-focused contracts with outdoors distributors. Officers say 13 school positions have been eradicated and 15 administrative appointments have been eradicated.
This determination was made to adjust to Florida Board of Governors Regulation 9.016 on prohibited expenditures. Roughly $5 million beforehand allotted for the DEI initiative will likely be reallocated to the college recruitment fund.
The laid-off workers will obtain 12 weeks' commonplace pay and are inspired to use for different positions on the college earlier than April 19.