Thread by @JeremySWallace

Texas is on the verge of becoming the biggest state to bar colleges and universities from using diversity, equity and inclusion to hire more diverse faculty & staff

Sen Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, says “we’re putting a bow on the legislation & it’s headed to the governors desk”

Still waiting to see the deal myself, but in general if bars public universities from having #DEI offices or DEI staff. Creighton stresses this is all about hiring and staff NOT about student recruitment or admissions policies

State @SenRoyceWest asked a series of questions about the perception and how it could hurt Texas schools recruit students.

But Creighton counters that it shouldn’t. “It’s all about how you explain it,” he tells West

Creighton’s way? “Removing DEI to achieve more diversity is a wonderful goal.”