A bill that would dismantle DEI initiatives at public universities around Kentucky advanced over objections from students and Democratic lawmakers.

Diversity, equity and inclusion programs moved closer to being banned at Kentucky colleges and universities after new legislation recently cleared its first hurdle. House Bill 4, which supporters say would end the policy at postsecondary institutions and make colleges and universities more accessible,

DEI: There is no shortage of debate around those letters and the politics of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that, in Rep. Jennifer Decker's (R-Waddy) view, “Have made our colleges more divided,

Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives would be banned under a bill that passed on party lines through a House committee Tuesday, after the GOP committee chair limited debate in opposition.