A Washburn University professor inadvertently confessed to the disguised presence of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) there, making him the second faculty member at the Topeka school just this month to admit to ignoring Kansas’ DEI ban.
WU Director of Student Field Experiences Craig Carter explained to Accuracy in Media’s undercover journalist, who was posing as a student, that even though the university was notified of the DEI ban, it disregarded it.
“We got a notice to look at all of our stuff and take out the word ‘diversity’ and all that sort of stuff,” he said, adding that it wasn’t done despite the notice.
Kansas Senate Bill 125 was passed last year and bans “DEI positions, programs, training programs, use of state funds for DEI” and requires “removal of gender ideology such as pronouns from employee email signatures.”
Accuracy in Media has been investigating schools in various states with DEI bans, including Kansas, to see if they’re actually complying with the laws.
“A lot of times we use other words for diversity; we talk about inclusion, y’know, and stuff like that,” Carter continued in the undercover video. “But for the most part, I mean, I haven’t changed anything that I say or do in the classroom.”
