When DEI is gone: A look at the fallout at one Texas university

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 17 into law in 2023, barring public institutions of higher education from having diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, as well as programs, activities, and training conducted by those offices.
61% : As a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, Martinez told ABC News she worked hard to be at the top of her high school class so she could get into a good school.
54% : Texas is one of about nine states with anti-DEI legislation in place.
52% : Schools across the state -- and in some states across the country -- have seen similar mass closures and firings following the implementation of anti-DEI legislation.
49% : The law also restricts training or hiring policies based on race, gender identity or sexual orientation.
48% : DACA is a U.S. government policy that allows some undocumented immigrants to remain in the United States temporarily and work.
48% : At least nine states have implemented legislation restricting DEI in education: Alabama, Florida, Idaho, lowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.Supporters of anti-DEI legislation, like Creighton, have applauded the changes made by SB 17.
48% : UT Austin states that it remains vigilant in ongoing efforts to ensure the university's compliance with the state law, defining DEI offices as any office that implements programs or training with reference to race, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation, "influences hiring or employment practices" with respect to those identities or promotes "differential treatment of or providing special benefits to individuals" on the basis of identity.

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