Texas universities see job cuts after SB 17’s implementation [Video]

HOUSTON — Texas university jobs are on the cutting block as Senate Bill 17 is being enforced. 

The bill bans Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at publicly funded universities. More than 100 jobs have been dissolved across the state as a result, according to a report by the Associated Press. 

At Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion are woven into its fabric.

“We are lucky that we do not have a certain group or certain offices, positions that we have to eliminate. Our whole mission is diversity equity inclusion. You cannot eliminate a mission,” said TSU Law Review editor Lauren Gonzales. 

Gonzales says HBCUs stand to gain ground as the state moves forward with the implementation of SB 17. The bill banning DEI initiatives went into effect on …