UCO eliminates 2 offices following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s DEI ban [Video]

CAMPUS TO SEE WHAT’S DIFFERENT. THIS IS REALLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE PEOPLE ON CAMPUS. STUDENTS SAY IT’S A STEP BACKWARDS. I THINK IT’S ESSENTIAL THAT WE ABOLISH AND ELIMINATE ANY DEI PROGRAMS. BUT STATE SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS APPLAUDS CHANGES AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AFTER THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DEMANDED OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS ELIMINATE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS BY MAY OF THIS YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA SAYS THEY’VE MADE THOSE CHANGES, TELLING KOCO THEY GOT RID OF THEIR OFFICE OF INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY AND WITH THAT, ELIMINATED TWO POSITIONS MEANS THEY SHOULD BE FIRING THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THESE POSITIONS. THEY SHOULD BE ELIMINATING THEM ALTOGETHER. AND FRANKLY, WE NEED TO BE KEEPING TUITION LOW. AND LET’S FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL, UH, PATHWAYS TOWARDS A JOB. BUT STUDENTS AT UCO SAY THERE’S A GREATER IMPACT. STATE LEADERS DON’T SEE SINCE THOSE THINGS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM US. IT’S …