/tags/diversity Diversity en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 26 May 2025 16:53:08 GMT /politics/2025-05-26/texas-dei-ban-in-public-schools-approved-in-the-house Senate Bill 12’s supporters say DEI programs use class time and public funds to promote political agendas. Mon, 26 May 2025 16:53:08 GMT /politics/2025-05-26/texas-dei-ban-in-public-schools-approved-in-the-house Sofia Sorochinskaia /politics/2025-03-20/texas-senate-approves-bill-banning-dei-in-k-12-public-schools The bill would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the DEI ban. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 16:14:04 GMT /politics/2025-03-20/texas-senate-approves-bill-banning-dei-in-k-12-public-schools Jaden Edison, Pavan Acharya /politics/2025-02-28/texas-lawmakers-dei-questioning-tears-loreal-stepney L'Oreal Stepney got emotional Thursday during a tense exchange with Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) over considerations of diversity equity and inclusion in the board’s hiring practices. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:17:26 GMT /politics/2025-02-28/texas-lawmakers-dei-questioning-tears-loreal-stepney Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-01-20/trump-signs-executive-actions-on-jan-6-tiktok-immigration-and-more The actions range from campaign priorities like border security to culture war issues like DEI policies. Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:48:50 GMT /politics/2025-01-20/trump-signs-executive-actions-on-jan-6-tiktok-immigration-and-more Lexie Schapitl, Franco Ordoñez /life-arts/2024-11-19/ut-football-champ-creates-a-welcoming-space-for-black-tech-workers-in-austin Marcus Myers was the linebacker for the 2005 Longhorn championship team and now works in diversity, equity and inclusion at a tech company. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:09:22 GMT /life-arts/2024-11-19/ut-football-champ-creates-a-welcoming-space-for-black-tech-workers-in-austin Sara Kinney /education/2024-11-18/texas-lawmakers-signal-plans-to-expand-dei-ban-into-college-classrooms The Legislature banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public colleges and universities but the prohibition was not supposed to affect academics. Now, Republicans are suggesting DEI-related content in classrooms is hindering efforts to prepare students for the workforce. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:01:00 GMT /education/2024-11-18/texas-lawmakers-signal-plans-to-expand-dei-ban-into-college-classrooms Becky Fogel /education/2024-05-14/are-public-universities-doing-enough-to-comply-with-texas-dei-ban-lawmakers-will-decide Texas senators got an update from universities on steps they are taking to comply with a new state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs on their campuses. Lawmakers also heard testimony on free speech in the wake of pro-Palestinian protests. Tue, 14 May 2024 15:55:12 GMT /education/2024-05-14/are-public-universities-doing-enough-to-comply-with-texas-dei-ban-lawmakers-will-decide Becky Fogel /education/2024-05-13/ut-austin-latinx-graduation-ceremony-dei-funding-cuts Latinx students at UT Austin raised more than $8,000 to be able to put on the bilingual graduation ceremony. Families traveled from all over Texas to hear the students' names read in Spanish as they crossed the stage. Mon, 13 May 2024 19:43:00 GMT /education/2024-05-13/ut-austin-latinx-graduation-ceremony-dei-funding-cuts Greta Díaz González Vázquez /education/2024-04-16/ut-austin-president-says-49-former-dei-employees-lost-jobs-contradicting-previous-estimates Jay Hartzell first announced the layoffs in an April 2 email that did not include the number of positions being eliminated. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:15:17 GMT /education/2024-04-16/ut-austin-president-says-49-former-dei-employees-lost-jobs-contradicting-previous-estimates Becky Fogel /education/2024-04-11/ut-austin-students-want-answers-on-the-dei-related-layoffs-of-at-least-66-employees Students have asked President Jay Hartzell and Republican state Sen. Brandon Creighton to participate in a student-led town hall on April 19 in response to the implementation of the state's new anti-DEI law. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:11:00 GMT /education/2024-04-11/ut-austin-students-want-answers-on-the-dei-related-layoffs-of-at-least-66-employees Becky Fogel