“the allegations were particularly surprising because of Florida's aggressive efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and discrimination in higher education.
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“Florida famously has cracked down on wokeness and DEI and discrimination more so than blue states. So it's very surprising to find such aggressive discriminatory scholarships at Florida State University.
“The Trump administration has opened a federal civil rights investigation into Florida State University (FSU) over 32 scholarships accused of discriminating against students based on race or sex
“Florida State, surprisingly, has one of the largest contingencies of discriminatory scholarships that we've seen anywhere
“it will investigate whether FSU discriminated on the basis of race, color or national origin in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and whether the university discriminated based on sex in violation of Title IX.
“Many universities have for too long done just the opposite. And in doing so, they have concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built or lessons learned by the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.
“FSU cannot shield itself from discrimination allegations by attributing the preference to private donors.
“FSU stood out even among the hundreds of colleges and universities his organization has challenged.
“It's kind of the three things that we see — those are still front and center as to why people aren't as confident in higher ed as they used to be: the cost, the perception that there's a political agenda being taught, and the perception that they're not teaching people the right kinds of things they need to succeed in the job once they finish,