"Fired Professor Delivers Scathing Rebuke to School Board Over DEI Faculty Mandates"

A California history professor, Matthew Garrett, who was fired from Bakersfield College last year after opposing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, rebuked the school board and demanded his reinstatement following a federal judge's ruling against DEI mandates for faculty. Garrett criticized the administration for false accusations and expressed growing distrust between faculty and the college administration. He warned the board that dragging out the legal battle would result in significant costs to taxpayers. The judge's ruling also provided some vindication for another professor, Daymon Johnson, who filed a lawsuit against the college for retaliation and harassment due to his opposition to DEI rules.