Republicans in Iowa’s State House questioned the presidents of three public universities on their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) expenditures, the Des Moines Register reported.
The presidents of Iowa State, the University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa spoke with Iowa’s House Education Appropriations subcommittee as to present initiatives for next year and to request a budget increase.
The debate comes two weeks after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to cut diversity funding at public universities. https://t.co/hp5U3uP78J
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Rep. Taylor Collins, R-Mediapolis asked the three how much the top administrators of their institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion were paid before estimating that approximately $750,000 was spent across the three universities.
Collins stated, “I just…
