From KJZZ-Phoenix: Tensions were high... [June 12] at the Arizona Board of Regents [ABOR] meeting in Tucson. Students and staff at the state’s public universities spoke out ahead of a vote to scrub board policies of words like diversity and affirmative action. Sixteen people signed up for public comment, many of them students of color or LGBTQ+ students who said they feel unsupported by their universities amid the Trump administration’s anti diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) rhetoric.
...ABOR sent the following statement to KJZZ:
“We appreciate the input from our community as we work to comply with the laws that govern us. The largest portion of Arizona public university budgets — built to serve over 250,000 students and 30,000 employees — comes from the federal government. The policy updates remove outdated references to revoked federal requirements. It also more clearly describes the board’s continued compliance with laws prohibiting discrimination and our ongoing commitment to providing college access to all Arizona students.”
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