Ohio University cuts inclusion, diversity programs as Advance Ohio Higher Education Act takes effect

Ohio University is closing their Division of Diversity and Inclusion successful effect to the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, which was signed astatine the extremity of March.

University president, Dr. Lori Stewart Gonzalez, released a missive to students and unit detailing the changes the assemblage is facing.

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“We indispensable marque organizational changes successful effect to the instrumentality arsenic it pertains to the prohibition of diversity, equity and inclusion offices and positions astatine nationalist universities,” Gonzalez said successful the release.

Gonzalez highlights the university’s continuing committedness to belonging and assemblage for everyone.

“We indispensable proceed to guarantee each idiosyncratic we invitation to beryllium a portion of our University assemblage finds their spot present and develops connections. Without forgetting that indispensable commitment, we indispensable besides travel the law,” Gonzalez said.

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The assemblage is closing the Division of Diversity and Inclusion, and with it the Multicultural Center, the Pride Center and the Women’s Center.

These changes are eliminating unit positions that were dedicated to diverseness and inclusion work. They volition beryllium fixed the accidental to interrogation for immoderate unfastened positions astatine the university, if they use and conscionable minimum qualifications.

The Office of Accessibility Services, the Veterans and Military Students Service Center and the Office of Civil Rights Compliance volition not beryllium impacted by the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act.

The assemblage is present looking for input to assistance physique inclusion and belonging without these programs.

“Ensuring Ohio University volition ever and everlastingly beryllium for each idiosyncratic seeking the accidental to lick humanity’s astir urgent challenges volition necessitate an ongoing renewal of absorption and ideas,” Gonzalez said.

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