The Hill is reporting this evening that President Trump has banned "federal contractors" from "training" in critical race theory. All UC campuses, of course, are in various ways federal contractors, as are the three UC-linked Dept. of Energy labs. Exactly how the executive order might apply to universities generally is unclear, however. It appears to apply to training of employees (which would include faculty), as opposed to courses for students. And it applies to contracts entered into 60 days hence, and to the use of federal funds for such training.
The White House website does not have the text online at this moment. However, by poking around on the web, I found what purports to be the text here:
https://christopherrufo.com/president-signs-executive-order-abolishing-critical-race-theory/ (Clicking towards the bottom of each page can advance the exhibit to the next page.)
From The Hill: President Trump on Tuesday extended his administration's ban on training involving race- and sex-based discrimination to include federal contractors, doubling down on an issue to appeal to his base, and white voters in particular. The White House released an executive order that outlaws the teaching of "divisive concepts," such as the idea that one race or sex is superior, that the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist, that any individual should feel "discomfort, guilt, anguish" or physiological distress because of their race or sex or that an individual bears responsibility for past actions by others of the same race or sex.
"[T]raining like that discussed above perpetuates racial stereotypes and division and can use subtle coercive pressure to ensure conformity of viewpoint," the order states. "Such ideas may be fashionable in the academy, but they have no place in programs and activities supported by Federal taxpayer dollars."
The order applies to executive departments and agencies, the U.S. military, federal contractors and federal grant recipients. The president announced the order via Twitter roughly three weeks after his administration ordered federal agencies to cancel programs that discuss "white privilege" or "critical race theory." ...
Full article at https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/517707-trump-extends-ban-on-racial-discrimination-training-to-federal
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UPDATE 9-23-20: The executive order is now posted officially at:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/
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