Kentucky colleges, businesses continue to remove DEI programs [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Some are calling it a flip-flop, referring to the decisions by the University of Kentucky, Brown-Forman, Ford Motor Company and others to dissolve their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

Northern Kentucky University is the latest institution in the state to disband its Office of Inclusive Excellence, amid pressure from Republican lawmakers.

It comes a week after UK made a similar move, drawing praise from GOP leaders like House Speaker David Osborne (R-Prospect), who predicted more universities would follow UK’s lead.

“I think it made them look inside their own operations and find some efficiencies — find some better ways to do it — and I’m glad that they’re making those changes on their own,” Osborne told WHAS11.

Last week, UK President Eli Capilouto announced the university …