Boise State University (BSU) Closed DEI Centers while Students were Gone for Thanksgiving Break. By Aspen Shumpert (12/11/24)
Perhaps anticipating a resolution passing from Idaho’s State Board of Education to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion programs on college campuses, BSU administrators closed the Student Equity Center and the Gender Equity Center. Students were notified of the changes via email.
NOTE: These centers, previously named The Multicultural Affairs Center and The Women’s Center, have been on the BSU campus for decades.
As a replacement, BSU will open a new Student Connections and Support Center, which had been planned for several months (opening date unspecified). “The new center will offer a first-generation program and resources like case management, crisis interventions, and other services.”
The article further outlines the history of DEI at BSU, the students and teachers reliance on it, and recent moves to cut DEI offices in Idaho.
Bottom line: Two DEI centers were closed at BSU, but another may take its place under a different name. Some students and teachers are not amused.
Related:
Nowhere To Hyde — Will DEI Finally DIE? (12/12/24, video 12:39 includes transcript):
As Universities throughout Idaho are quietly shuttering their DEI offices, many are simply rebranding and restructuring the same old identity politics under a new banner. Bryan Hyde lays it out clearly!