University of Michigan’s Board does not vote on defunding DEI

The University of Michigan Board of Regents did not vote on whether to defund its diversity, equity and inclusion program at its final meeting of the year Thursday following protests on campus to keep the embattled program intact.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents did not vote on whether to defund its diversity, equity and inclusion program at its final meeting of the year Thursday following protests on campus to keep the embattled program intact.

The board did, however, decide it will no longer require diversity statements for faculty members during hiring or promotion, a significant reposition for the university. 

The board did not directly say it would not vote on disbanding its DEI program, which has reportedly spent $250 million on diversity initiatives since 2016. But members spoke in general terms, warning, “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.”

“There are no plans to make any cuts to these programs,” board member Michael Behm said.

The board also increased household income requirements in a program that allows qualified students tuition-free admission. The Go Blue Guarantee grants free tuition to high-achieving in-state students with family incomes of less than $125,000 — up now from $65,000. 

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