DeSantis slashes funding for diversity programs at Florida colleges and universities.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that prohibits tax dollars from being used in state colleges for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI) and places restrictions on classroom discussion of race. DeSantis and other conservative critics have said that DEI programs promote left-wing politics and sow racial divisions on campuses. The legislation restricts how gender and race are taught on campuses, requiring such lessons to be reviewed by the university trustees to prevent programs that "distort significant historical events" or teach "identity politics." Many higher education experts and free speech advocates have characterized the efforts as an attack on academic freedom.