The University of Alabama and Auburn University currently spend more than $5 million annually on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, a report by the Claremont Institute has revealed.
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The initiative directs the university to establish a position for “an equity, inclusion and diversity officer that is responsible for the organizational oversight and assessment of plans, programs and activities that enhance equity, inclusion and diversity,” the plan reads. All nine of the University of Alabama’s colleges are contributing to advancing DEI initiatives, with six of them even having DEI deans, the report noted.President Jay Gogue and Provost Timothy Boosinger established a committee in December 2015 with the goal to expand “the tent of inclusion,” calibrate “the scales of equity,” and embrace “wonderful diversity,” according to the report.
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