Nearly $2 billion in taxpayer funds are being spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion courses across the country, according to a study.

At least 40 million student hours were spent by undergraduate students at public universities fulfilling DEI general education course requirements.

Nearly $2 billion in taxpayer funds are being spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion courses across the country, according to a study.
Nearly $2 billion in taxpayer funds are being spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion courses across the country, according to a study.

Nearly $2 billion is being spent by state taxpayers and undergraduate students to fund DEI course mandates at public universities nationwide, according to a new report.

Over a four-year period, students and state taxpayers are spending $1.8 billion on DEI general education course mandates, according to a report from the Goldwater Institute.

At least 40 million student hours were spent by undergraduate students at public universities fulfilling DEI general education course requirements, according to the report.

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A new report shows that state taxpayers and undergraduate students are being forced to subsidize diversity, equity, and inclusion course mandates at public universities across the nation, costing nearly $2 billion. (iStock)

While some individuals support DEI as a means of rectifying past wrongs and reducing systemic disparities, others contend that it fosters division, and recent evaluations have led to a reduction in DEI initiatives by significant corporations.

Universities offer courses that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) or explore intersectionality and racial, gender, and sexual identity.

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DEI = Diversity, equity & inclusion. (Dzmitry Dzemidovich)

State lawmakers must intervene because university regents have failed to uphold their responsibility to promote intellectual inquiry free of ideological coercion, and faculty governing bodies have abdicated this responsibility.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents, with a 6-2 Democratic majority, has discussed the future of the bureaucracy associated with DEI initiatives at the university after officials reviewed its impact on the campus community.

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The University of Michigan was one of many U.S. colleges that rolled back some portion of their DEI programs this year. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Several other public universities last year rolled back their DEI initiatives and requirements.

by Joshua Nelson

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