Community College DEI Case Dismissed

We noted that community college requirements for DEI statements had been suspended as the result of a lawsuit by a Bakersfield college faculty member.* That case has now been dismissed. From Inside Higher Ed:

...The [DEI] rules, which were proposed by the chancellor’s office and went into effect last fall, set “a DEIA competency and criteria framework that can serve as a minimum standard for evaluating all California Community College employees,” according to a May 2023 memorandum from system leaders offering guidance on the rule.

The court decision, issued [last] Monday, rejects an earlier recommendation by a magistrate judge to suspend the rules.

“Ultimately, [plaintiff] Johnson has not adequately alleged that he faces an injury that is ‘actual or imminent,’ and he has therefore failed to invoke this court’s federal jurisdiction,” the court order reads. “As Johnson has failed to establish standing, his complaint must be dismissed without prejudice.” ...

Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/09/25/lawsuit-over-calif-community-colleges-dei-rules-dismissed.

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2023/11/community-college-dei-requirements.html.