The University of Michigan announced Thursday it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program.
The massive DEI bureaucracy is the largest and most expensive in the nation, totaling over $250 million since 2016. The university has been considering shuttering the program as far back as November but finally announced its plan to “evolve” its approach, which includes closing its DEI office, ending its strategic plan and reviewing “all policies, programs and practices.”
“Student-facing services in ODEI [Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion] will shift to other offices, which will continue to support access and opportunity,” the university wrote. A UM spokesman did not clarify whether DEI staff would just be relocated to other departments.
“Since the inception of our DEI strategic plan in 2016, we have made important progress in opening…
