Ok Official Demands to Know ‘Every Dollar’ Public Universities Spend on ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion’
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters requested previous 10 years of DEI investing, program materials, and an overview of staffing.
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters recently demanded to know “ every dollar” spent on variety, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at state universities.
In a letter obtained by Tulsa Globe , Walters gave a February 1 deadline in order to the Oklahoma Condition Regents for Higher Education , the body that oversees twenty five colleges and universities in the state system.
Walters requested DEI spending from the past 10 years and any DEI-related program materials. “ Additionally , I want an overview of your staffing and the colleges beneath your oversight as the Chancellor of Oklahoma Higher Regents within every DEI plan or and [sic] expenditures, ” he wrote.
Angela Caddell, the State Regents Associate Vice Chancellor just for Communications, spoke to Campus Reform about responding to the notice by the February 1 deadline. “ We are working with the state system colleges and universities in order to compile the information requested, ” Caddell said.
Walters told KOCO Information 5 that his request will help check out the extent to which colleges and universities provide indoctrination, not education and workforce development.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Walters as Admin of Public Education in 2020, and Oklahomans elected him as State Superintendent during the 2022 midterms, in accordance to Tulsa Entire world .
His request comes soon after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sent a memo towards the state’s public colleges and universities asking for DEI and critical race theory (CRT) spending, as Campus Reform reported . A document published by the Independent Florida Alligator , the student newspaper for the University of Florida (UF), revealed that the State University System of Florida (SUSF) spent $28 million on DEI plus CRT in just one year.
$15 million of DEI/CRT spending came from taxpayer funds.
At Oklahoma’s general public universities, DEI programming yesteryear year included a drag queen story hour hosted for children as young as two at Ok State University (OSU). The particular OSU Office associated with Multicultural Affairs , which usually “ offers workshops centered on diversity, inclusion, equity, [and] social justice, ” co-hosted the event using the OSU Museum of Art.
Campus Reform reported other Pride Month events at OSU: “ Condom Bingo , a pride parade , the Dragonfly Drag Show , ” a discussion on gender-neutral bathrooms, and a Lavender Graduation , an LGBTQ-specific commencement.
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