Weber State University opens new facility to replace DEI office [Video]

OGDEN, Utah — It has been 4 months since new legislation came into effect removing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on Utah college campuses. To comply with the new rules, Weber State University closed it’s identity-based centers and opened a new Student Success Center.

“Making sure that we are staying connected with students, being aware of what their needs are, what the barriers are that they are facing, and making sure that we are addressing those barriers,” said Brandon Flores, executive director of the Student Success Center.

This wasn’t Flores’ role when he started working here. “When I was hired on, about a year ago, that’s when we were starting to develop cultural centers. And so, once the changes happened with legislation, of course we had to re-shift our focus, redirect and that’s when we became known as the student success center.”

House Bill 261 passed earlier this year replacing …