University of Michigan Eliminates Major Weapon in DEI Agenda

December 6, 2024

Although ending the DEI bureaucracy on campus is welcome, reformers must go farther. According to a study by Speech First, over two–thirds of major American universities require students to take DEI courses to obtain a degree. Out of all the important figures and ideas that students could conceivably study in college, prominent universities are forcing them into courses that push loathsome DEI teachings down their throats.

To reform these flawed curriculums, Goldwater and Speech First developed the Freedom from Indoctrination Act, a reform that ends DEI course requirements. Furthermore, it prevents universities from compelling professors to include DEI content in their courses, a clear violation of academic freedom. Finally, the Freedom from Indoctrination Act requires public universities’ general education programs to provide basic instruction in important elements of the American system of self-government, including the Constitution, the separation of powers, freedom of speech, and significant Supreme Court cases.

Read more here at Goldwater Institute.