![]() ![]() The shockingly broad and vague language will inevitably lead to self-censorship and a chilling effect that will end academic freedom as we know it on university campuses. The Board’s rules go well beyond its authority granted by the legislature and instead impose broad censorship on a vast array of campus activities and speech and seriously threaten student and faculty participation in public life across the political, social, and religious spectrum. “It should be no surprise that today the Florida Board of Governors, a rubber stamp for Ron DeSantis’s agenda of censorship and surveillance, approved unprecedented rules that effectively abolish diversity and inclusion programs in our State University System intended to support LGBTQ and minority students. Tallahassee, FL - Today, the Florida Board of Governors passed rules that impose unconstitutional censorship on university campuses, seek to eliminate support for underrepresented students, and eliminate sociology as a core course option.Ĭarlos Guillermo Smith, Equality Florida’s Senior Policy Advisor, issued the following statement: Rules Impose Unconstitutional Censorship and Strip Academic Freedom ![]() Florida Board of Governors Pass Unprecedented Rules To Systematically Abolish Diversity & Inclusion Programs at State Universities, Eliminate Sociology from Core Courses
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