Many SEC schools have shuttered their DEI offices in recent years.
The University of Texas, which plays in the SEC championship game against Georgia on Saturday, is based in a state that has a law in effect to outlaw DEI. Texas governor Greg Abbot signed the law in January, closing DEI offices in all of the state’s universities.
There is now almost no trace of any offices or initiatives related to diversity at the University of Texas. The university even released a statement in the aftermath of that law passing, ensuring compliance.
“The University took necessary measures to reach compliance with the law and UT System policy. Vigilant ongoing efforts are necessary to ensure the University’s continued compliance,” the statement read.
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Texas’ opponent, Georgia, is one of many of the conference’s universities to no longer have a DEI office, but something like it.
Last August, the University System of Georgia (USG) voted …